- Jarum Halus
Infobox Film
name = Jarum Halus
caption = Jarum Halus
director =Mark Tan
producer =Eleanor Low Mark Tan
starring =Christien New Juliana Ibrahim Razif Hashim Dato' Rahim Razali Farah Putri
AC Mizal Adlin Aman Ramlie
music =San Weng Onn Rabbit
distributor =Sparky Pictures
released =January 10 ,2008
runtime = 133 min
country =Malaysia
awards =
language = Malay
English
budget =USD 40'000
website = http://www.jarumhalus.com"Jarum Halus" is a 2008
Malaysia n drama film. It is a modern day adaptation ofWilliam Shakespeare 'sOthello . The film’s title is derived from a Malay idiom meaning web of deceit or conspiracy, which is a major theme in the plot of the film.The plot remains faithful to the source material, with the following actors
It is the directorial debut of
Mark Tan .Reception
The film was released to favourable reviews, with several references to its visual boldness and dynamic mixture of eastern values with western storytelling.
Cast
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Christien New - Daniel Oh - Othello
*Juliana Ibrahim - Mona - Desdemona
*Razif Hashim - Iskandar -Iago
*Dato' Rahim Razali - Datuk KalelLodovico
*Justin Chan - Michael - Cassio
*Farah Putri - Emilia - Emilia
*Megat Sharizal - Rahim -Roderigo References
External links
* [http://www.jarumhalus.com/ Official Website]
* [http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Jarum+Halus/movie/14457/ Film review on Yahoo! Malaysia]
* [http://www.kakiseni.com/events/misc/MTAxNjc.html Film Review on Kakiseni]
* [http://www.gscmovies.com.my/happ_pg.asp?search=jarumhaluspremiere Premiere Review]
* [http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/22/movies/19837636&sec=movies Interview with director Mark Tan]
* [http://www.xanga.com/whonose/665030879/item.html Film Review on Whonose]
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