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Talentime
Sign in to saveTalentime is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language romantic drama film written and directed by Yasmin Ahmad. Yasmin, in her blog, has described it "as a story full of joy and pain, hope and despair, a host of beautifully-written songs, and rich characters". A Hindu open cremation and a scene reminiscent of the 2001 Kampung Medan riots are included in the film.
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4.8A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organised by Cikgu Adibah. Likewise Hafiz, enthralling with his vocalist talent while playing the guitar, divides his time between school and mother, who is hospitalised for brain tumor.
Cast
- Muhesh Jugal Kishor as Mahesh
- Pamela Chong as Melur
- Ida Nerina as Datin Kalsom
- Adibah Noor as Cikgu Adibah
- Mei Ling Tan as Mei Ling
- Jaclyn Victor as Bhavani
Themes
- woman director
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
262 votes
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Malaysia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Yasmin Ahmad
- Screenwriter
- Yasmin Ahmad
- Cast member
- Jaclyn Victor
- Composer
- Pete Teo
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 896295
- Official website
- www.talentimethemovie.com
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- publication date
- 2009-01-01
- title
- Talentime
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Music
- Screening
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Talentime is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language romantic drama film written and directed by Yasmin Ahmad. Yasmin, in her blog, has described it "as a story full of joy and pain, hope and despair, a host of beautifully-written songs, and rich characters". A Hindu open cremation and a scene reminiscent of the 2001 Kampung Medan riots are included in the film.
The film was released on 26 March 2009 in Malaysia and marks Yasmin's last feature film prior to her death on 25 July 2009.
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