Netflix will stream “The Ghost and the Gun” (“Peluru Senja“), a Bahasa Malaysia-language war drama set in Malaya in the years after World War II, around the world.
\n\nThe film is the third feature from Indian filmmaker Anshul Tiwari, who is based in Singapore and previously directed “Before Life After Death” and “Bayaar.” Abhi Kumar wrote the screenplay.
\n\nThe story unfolds in 1948. When British forces pull out of Malaya, two soldiers are left behind – one Malay, one British. The pair have to come to terms with their pasts in the war while defending a village targeted by armed rebels.
\n\n“While movies have explored World War II from every Western angle, the human cost paid across Malaya and Singapore remains largely unseen,” Tiwari said. “I was drawn to this story because the volatility of the Malayan Emergency feels painfully urgent today: the timeless tragedy of ordinary people caught in the crossfire of empires fighting for power.”
\n\nMalaysian actor Fabian Loo, an award winner known for “Rain Town” and “One Cent Thief,” heads the ensemble. He is joined by Hazman Al-Idrus, Asmara Abigail (“Impetigore,” “Stone Turtle”) and American actor Brett Tutor (“Monsters of Man”).
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