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Leftenan Adnan

Leftenan Adnan

20007.01h 56m

Overview

This is a film about a Malaysian soldier, Lt. Adnan, who gave his life in defending Malaya from the Japanese invasion during World War II. It exemplifies an example of the patriotic spirit that should be in every Malaysian. Lt. Adnan was a courageous individual who was willing to give everything, including his life, for the people and nation. He also succeeded in destroying the widely held myth that Malays were good only as rebels and pirates. He believed that no matter what, as a patriotic citizen, one had to fight until the last drop of blood to defend the nation.

Directed by Aziz M. Osman
Written by Ramli Abu Bakar, Aziz M. Osman, AR Sulaiman
Produced by Sharom Bin Hashim, Nor Aliah Lee, Lily Lokman
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Hairie Othman

Hairie Othman

Adnan

U

Umie Aida

Safiah

Faizal Hussein

Faizal Hussein

Ayob

Wahid Senario

Wahid Senario

Ismail

Sherie Merlis

Sherie Merlis

Tumirah

M

M. Osman

Pak Saidi

F

Farid Amirul

Maj. Fujiwara

S

Sarip Nor

Tok Ketua

Z

Zul Yahya

Ahmad

W

William Hutchison

Sir Smith

Themes & Keywords

world war iibiographybased on true storybattlefieldsoldiermilitarybased on real person

About Leftenan Adnan

Leftenan Adnan is a action, drama, history, war film released in 2000 exploring themes of world war ii, biography, based on true story, battlefield, soldier, military. Directed by Aziz M. Osman, it stars Hairie Othman, Umie Aida, Faizal Hussein. This is a film about a Malaysian soldier, Lt. Adnan, who gave his life in defending Malaya from the Japanese invasion during World War II. It exemplifies an example of the patriotic spirit that should be in every Malaysian. Lt. Adnan was a courageous individual who was willing to give everything, including his life, for the people and nation. He also succeeded in destroying the widely held myth that Malays were good only as rebels and pirates. He believed that no matter what, as a patriotic citizen, one had to fight until the last drop of blood to defend the nation.

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