Bunohan: Return to Murder

(Malaysia, 2011, 97 mins)

US Premiere

Producer: Nandita Solomon
Screenwriter: Dain Said
Cinematographer: Charin Pengpanich
Editor: HK Panca
Music: Tan Yan Wei
Cast: Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim, Bront Palarae, Namron, Wan Hanafisu

Equal parts Shakespearian drama and martial arts crime thriller, this contemporary Malaysian noir pits brother against brother as they fight for revenge, power and their lives.

After failing to see a Thai death match through to the end, Tomoi kickboxer Adil flees to his hometown of Bunohan (which means “murder” in Malay), with hired assassin Ilham, who was also born in Bunohan, following close behind. Meanwhile, Adil’s brother Baker is home tending to their ailing father and plotting to cheat his brother out of his inheritance. With a penchant for stylish visuals, writer/director Dain Said fuses the modern and mythic into a hard-hitting film that is as surprising as it is unforgettable.

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