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OVER the weekend, news surfaced that Umie Isa‘s original story for Astro First, Inayah, was republished as a novel without any credit to the original author. The new book, Inayah: Aku Ingin Pulang, has instead been credited to former entomologist turned novelist Maria Kajiwa.
HOW often do you get sequels to decent local films? What about decent sequels to local films?
IT all started with a hit TV series from 2011 which won at Anugerah Skrin 2011.
WHEN we talk about Malay horror movies, the first thing that comes mind is the story of someone visiting a place, breaking a sacred rule, getting possessed, and being saved by a shaman. But then comes a decently-executed Malay horror with action and comedy and fantasy elements — imagine Ghostbusters but scaled down to university students fighting paranormal beings — and everyone’s blown away. Case in point: Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi (AD7D).
