KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Upcoming local action thriller Walid will be getting its own premiere in the United States. Directed by Areel Abu Bakar, the mastermind behind...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Upcoming local action thrillerDirected by Areel Abu Bakar, the mastermind behind award-winning 2019 filmHowever, ahead of its local premiere,Harian MetroThe film will be screened at Cinema Village in New York from July 28 to August 3 while it will premiere at the Laemmle Glendale movie theatre in Los Angeles from August 11 to August 17.
According to the film’s main actor Megat Sharizal Yusoff, the film was chosen because of its message which touches on child trafficking issues as well as its showcase of the Silat martial arts.had won an award there previously.“What’s interesting is that Walid put forth the issues of child-trafficking and the film is action packed and those who acted in it have Silat background,” Megat said.
“It is an educational film, just what I like. It may be loaded with stylish fight sequences but its main message is to keep our children safe from society’s dreaded monsters,” he said.Advertisement
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