Malaysia's frontier: where tigers eat babies and communists lurk in the jungle.
In 1960, Yazid joined the first group to explore Felda in Bilut. Yazid had to face all kinds of challenges and emotional stress. His best friend, Jim died crushed trees. Storm destroyed their home. My youngest son, Jamin, died devoured by tigers. At the same time, Yazid got to know some of the settlers who conspires resell fertilizer subsidy given by the government to reap short-term profits. Yazid also tried vilified by his own friend, Hamza's claim that he was illegally selling the fertilizer subsidy. Not only that, they also face the danger when there are still remnants of the communist party in the forest.
Acting
Rosyam Nor carries generations of grief in his jawline alone.
Production
Recreated 1960s Felda settlements with obsessive period detail.
Direction
Bade Azmi makes the jungle feel actively hungry for human failure.
Director
Bade Hj. Azmi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felda (Federal Land Development Authority) was Malaysia's massive 1960s resettlement scheme that moved hundreds of thousands into jungle frontiers—this film dramatizes the erased human cost of that 'national success story.'
Director Bade Azmi is the father of actress Mira Filzah, and cast Jericho Rosales specifically to attract Filipino markets—making this one of few Malaysian films with deliberate regional crossover casting in that era.
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