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Jagat (2015)

Jagat (2015)

Drama Crime

An Ignored Chapter of Malaysian Indians

Release Date: 2015, December 17
Directors: Shanjhey Kumar Perumal
Countries: Malaysia
Production: Skyzen Studios, Poketplay Sdn. Bhd
Cast: Kuben Mahadevan, Azman Hassan, Marup Mustapah, Jibrail Rajhula, Harvind Raj, Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan, Aahmuu Thirunyanam, Perakas Rajaram

Overview:

Set in the early 1990’s, a critical period in Malaysian Indian history, the story subtly underlines the plight of the Indian Malaysians. Forsaken by the estate owners who had employed them for generations and systematically marginalized, they are forced to move to the cities and survive under harsh circumstances. Left out of the nation’s urbanization and development plans, many live in squatters and work at minimum wage jobs…

Keywords:

coming of age gangster poverty drug gang member estate