Men Who Save the World
| Men Who Save the World | |
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| File:Lelaki Harapan Dunia.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Liew Seng Tat |
| Written by | Liew Seng Tat |
| Produced by | Sharon Gan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Teoh Gay Hian |
| Edited by | Patrick Minks Liew Seng Tat |
| Music by | Luka Kuncevic |
| Distributed by | Everything Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Malaysia Netherlands Germany France |
| Language | Malay |
Men Who Save the World (Malay: Lelaki Harapan Dunia) is a 2014 Malaysian Malay-language comedy film written and directed by Liew Seng Tat. The film was nominated for multiple awards in international film festivals, and won several awards at the 27th Malaysian Film Festival, including Best Picture.
Cast
- Wan Hanafi Su as Pak Awang
- Soffi Jikan as Wan
- Jjamal Ahmed as Mat Kacamata
- Harun Salim Bachik as Megat
- Azhan Rani as Cina
- Muhammad Farhan Mohamad Nizam as Zakari
- Hazeehan Husain as the Headman's Wife
- Othman Hafsham as Encik Juta Seri
- Jalil Hamid as Tok Bilal
- Azman Hassan as Khamis
- Khalid Mboyelwa Hussein as Solomon
- Bob Idris as Mat Lembu
- Hishamuddin Rais as the Tok Bomoh
- Pitt Hanif as Sharman's Intern
Production
Liew developed Lelaki Harapan Dunia at the Cannes Director's Residence – Cinéfondation and participated at the 2011 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. The film was shot in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Lelaki Harapan Dunia was supposed to be Liew's debut feature film but he ended up shelving it and making Flower in the Pocket first. The critical success of Liew's debut paved the way for him to receive grants from all over the world for Lelaki Harapan Dunia.[1] The film is produced by Sharon Gan and is a co-production project between Everything Films Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) and Volya Films (The Netherlands), Flying Moon Filmproduktion (Germany) and Mandra Films (France) with support from Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture (Malaysia), TorinoFilmLab (Italy), Hubert Bals Fund (The Netherlands), Netherlands Film Fund, World Cinema Fund (Germany), Visions Sud Est (Switzerland), Fondation Groupama Gan pour le Cinéma – Cinefondation (France), Prince Claus (The Netherlands), Sundance Institute Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program and the Doris Duke Foundation (USA).[citation needed]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival on 6 August 2014. Its North American premier was held at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 4 September 2014. The film was released in Malaysia on 27 November 2014.
Critical reception
Accolades
Lelaki Harapan Dunia swept five awards among other fourteen categories nominated including the prestigious Best Picture and Best Director awards in 27th Malaysian Film Festival. The film was selected as the Malaysian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[2][3]
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Toronto International Film Festival[4][5] | Contemporary World Cinema & Grolsch Audience Selection Award | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 33rd Vancouver International Film Festival[6] | Dragons & Tigers | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 19th Busan International Film Festival[7] | A Window On Asian Cinema | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 67th Locarno International Film Festival[8][9][10][11][12] | Concorso Cineasti del Presente | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 25th Singapore International Film Festival[13] | Asian Feature Film | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 3rd Nara International Film Festival [14][15] | Main Competition | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 2014[16][17] | Asian Window | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| Kolkata International Film Festival[18][19][20][21] | Asian Select (NETPAC Award) | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam[22] | Bright Future | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 2015 Göteborg International Film Festival[23] | Den gudomliga komedin | Sharon Gan | Nominated |
| 27th Malaysian Film Festival (FFM) [24][25] | Best Picture | Everythings Film Sdn Bhd | Won |
| Best Director | Liew Seng Tat | Won | |
| Best Actor | Wan Hanafi Su | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Liew Seng Tat | Nominated | |
| Best Story | Liew Seng Tat | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Teoh Gay Hian | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Liew Seng Tat | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Editing | Imaginax Studios | Won | |
| Best Art Editing | Tunku Mohd Taufek | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Imaginax Studios | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Tunku Mohd Taufek | Nominated | |
| Best Child Actor | Raykarl Iskandar | Won | |
| Muhammad Farhan | Nominated | ||
| Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Society Awards 2015 [26][27] | Best Picture | Everythings Film Sdn Bhd | Won |
| Best Director | Liew Seng Tat | Won | |
| Best Actor | Wan Hanafi Su | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Liew Seng Tat | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Teoh Gay Hian | Won |
See also
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Malaysian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ Ho, Mabel (2014). "Lelaki Harapan Dunia". Poskod Malaysia. PopDigital Sdn Bhd.
- ↑ "Malaysia To Offer Over 1,600 Hours Of Creative Content At MIPCOM 2015". Bernama. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Liew Seng Tat's 'Lelaki Harapan Dunia' is Malaysia's pick as Oscar entry". Malay Mail Online. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia: Budaya tradisi penuh nostalgia". HM Online.
- ↑ farahanim. "Lelaki Harapan Dunia ke Peringkat Antarabangsa". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014.
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- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia Sertai Festival Filem Antarabangsa Locarno!".
- ↑ "Liew Seng Tat's up-lifting film".
- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia World Premiere at Festival Del Film Locarno – Moviemotion".
- ↑ "Showbiz: Malaysian film at Festival del Film Locarno". NST Online. 22 July 2014.
- ↑ Tony Teh. ""Lelaki Harapan Dunia" selected for 67th Festival del Film Locarno". ColourlessOpinions.com™.
- ↑ "Men Who Save The World – Singapore International Film Festival". Singapore International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "'Lelaki Harapan Dunia' Ke 2 Festival Filem Antarabangsa - Terkini - Media Hiburan". Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia Tayang Di 2 Festival Filem Antarabangsa Bulan Ini".
- ↑ The Daily Seni. "Lelaki Harapan Dunia Terpilih ke Festival Filem Taipei Golden Horse".
- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia terpilih ke Festival Filem Golden Horse, Taipei". Terbakor !.
- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia Terpilih Ke Festival Filem Antarabangsa Kolkata". Sensasi Selebriti. 8 November 2014.
- ↑ ""Lelaki Harapan Dunia" terpilih ke Festival Filem Kolkata". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lelaki Harapan Dunia – Women Online Magazine". Women Online Magazine.
- ↑ ""Lelaki Harapan Dunia" terpilih ke Festival Filem Kolkata". Yahoo. 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Men Who Save the World – IFFR.COM – International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015 – IFFR". iffr.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Göteborg Film Festival". filmweb01.filmfestival.org. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ↑ "cinema.com.my: "Lelaki Harapan Dunia" dapat 13 pencalonan di FFM27". cinema.com.my.
- ↑ "MFF27: The Journey wins 4 trophies, including Best Director and Best Actor". astroawani.com.
- ↑ "TONTONFILEM". blogspot.my.
- ↑ "Men Who Save the World".