Three Malaysians learn death doesn't RSVP — it just crashes the party.
Episode 1: Su is on her way home from university. There is another young woman (Fadilah) on the bus. An eerie feeling accompanies Lina on the bus. Episode 2: Farah is a stewardess who is living her life to the fullest - drugs, sex and alcohol. She then marries her long-time boyfriend, a foreigner, who converted for love, or more appropriately…for lust. When she returns from a trip, they decide to held a party. Feeling left out when she sees her husband flirting with other women. What will happen to their marriage? Episode 3: A young man, JJ, forgets his roots and his religion. What will happen to JJ?
Direction
Bade Azmi's sermon-as-suspense approach is genuinely unnerving.
Acting
Sabrina Mohammed Hassan sells Farah's spiral with uncomfortable conviction.
Director
Bade Hj. Azmi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Malaysia's horror boom, 'Maut' exemplifies the 'seram' subgenre — Islamic-inflected horror that dominated 2000s Malay cinema. These films functioned as both entertainment and dakwah (religious outreach).
The original title 'Ia Pasti Datang' translates to 'It Will Surely Come' — 'Maut' (Death) was the punchier theatrical release. Director Bade Azmi later became better known for romantic dramas, making this his deliciously unhinged outlier.
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