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This film has a certain distiction of its own - it is the first to be written and directed by a Malay, Nas Achnas, a well known Singapore Malay artist. Starring Ismail Kassim and Nona Asiah, noted radio and record singer, the film is about a Malay who runs away from his kampong in order to avoid forcible marriage to his cousin. - The Straits Times, 8 Apr 1951
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MS
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
