How a crowdfunded Malaysian film on racial tensions became a runaway hit
“Pendatang” has been viewed more than a half-million times on YouTube within a week of its release.
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“Pendatang” has been viewed more than a half-million times on YouTube within a week of its release.
Netizens praised the film, emphasizing its focus on unity and expressing hope that it would not be taken down by the censorship board.
A dystopian thriller that plays on Malaysia’s ethnic tensions, Pendatang is the country’s first entirely crowdfunded film that, thanks to its YouTube release, should dodge the censors, its makers hope.
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