- Raja Bersiong
"Raja Bersiong" is a 1968
Malaysia n horror film in Malay directed byJamil Sulong and based on a story by former Malaysian Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman . Despite costing RM 750,000 to produce, ten times the cost of the average Malaysian film, it was a flop at the box-office. [cite book |title=Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures |last=van der Heide |first=William |year=2002 |publisher=Amsterdam University Press |isbn=9053565809 |pages=p. 146 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&pg=PA146&dq=%22Raja+Bersiong%22+%2B1968&num=100&sig=ACfU3U2qNzFVYpewNDvKuP3Rt2VcFiqYNQ |accessdate=2008-06-25]The story is loosely based on historical myth
Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa , that told about pre-Islamic Kedah that once was once ruled by Raja Ong Maha Perita Deria [ [http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp?file=/2003/9/6/state/6218349&sec=mi_kedah All Malaysia.info] ] The story is very popular that it have been made into movie in 1963 and 1968. It also being presented as teater by Petronas Performing Arts Group’s [ [http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/previews/MTI1MA.html Kakiseni.com - The 60 Second Plug: "Raja Bersiong"] ] .ynopsis
A King and his troops came across a town called Kampung Gading. There they met a strong but mute and deaf man named Badang, who is the personal servant of a young woman named Chomel. The King pretended to be a normal guard as part of a plan to lure Badang to become his personal protector and Chomel to become his wife. His plan was successful, and he married Chomel.
Some time later, the king's appetite changed. At dinner one night, he commends the cook for the delicious dish and asked what the main ingredient was. The cook was forced revealed that the unusual taste was due to the cook's own blood, which had fallen into the dish when he hand was bleeding. The king found love for the taste of human blood, and over time he grew fangs and began attacking his own people to feast on them.
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*http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/balcony/5275/filem/r/raja_bersiong.html
*imdb title|0277982
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