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Bukak Api (2000)
Tagline : A film made by a community concerned with
it's safety and survival
Genre : Drama
Format : Colour
Language : Malay
Duration : 80 min
Director :
Osman Ali
Writer :
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Osman Ali |
... Script |

Cast :
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Kak Ina |
... Kak Su |
Manja |
... Jelita @ Budin |
Mislina |
... Murni |
Danisha |
... Riena |
Sophia |
... Tipah |
Anna |
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Crew :
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Amir Muhammad |
... Subtitler |
Anton Morgan |
... Music Director |
Daven Ragharan |
... Director of Photography |
Davenesan |
... Assistant Cameraman |
Eddy |
... Production Management Team |
Farah |
... Make-up |
Mohd Aliyar |
... Assistant Lighting |
Mohd Azhar |
... Production Assistant |
Nur Zaidi |
... Audio |
Raja Mukhriz |
... Gaffer & Lighting Designer |
Rakesh |
... Editor |
Sabrinas Maharon |
... Assistant Director 1 |
Sean Lim Jit Loong |
... Assistant Director 2 |
Sulastri |
... Production Management Team |
Tini |
... Production Management Team |
Yee I-Lann |
... Art Director & Costume Designer |
Zash |
... Production Management Team |
Zurin |
... Make-up Assistant |
Producer :
(Pink Triangle Malaysia)
Julian Jayaseelan (executive)
Synopsis :
The story revolves around a small group of transsexual sex-workers under the
care of Kak Su, a semi-retired 'mamasan' who runs a tailor workshop.
Through the myriad of characters, we are introduced to Chow Kit and the
colourful sex -worker community of Kuala Lumpur. Together they deal with the
challenges of being sex-workers in a very traditional society, where police
raids are daily occurrences, and hormone treatments, drug use, brutality and
AIDS are part of the lifestyle. A subculture of squalor and glamour filled with contradictions and hypocrisy.
Rejected by their families, they depend on each other, where friends are the
only people one can trust and where only love and affection can fuel community spirit and action.
Trivia :
Release date: 22 November 2000
(limited screening)
Shot in 1998
Filming location: Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
The title is a euphemism for "having sex with a
client''
This film was made with the support of
Malaysian AIDS Council
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