Sumolah is Malaysian comedy movie. Ramlee is tricked into fighting in the Malaysian Sushi Association’s Amateur Sumo Wrestling Championship. He is challenged by the vengeful Akira, his love interest’s former lover and main contender to win the prize money. Will Ramlee find the inner strength to face his challenge or will he give up?

Release Date: 10th May 2007
Language: English
Rating: U
Genre: Comedy

Casts:
Gurmit Singh
Afdlin Shauki
Radhi Khalid
Inthira Charoenpura
Patrick Teoh

Directed by: Afdlin Shauki
Local Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International

The Bird House, a Malay movie, tells a story abput two brothers oppose each other’s attempts to exploit their pre-war (peranakan) style house in Malacca. Huat, the younger brother wants to supplement his income by venturing into the birds’ nest market but he would have to convert the building into a large bird house without alerting the authorities. Keat, the elder brother who is working in Singapore, plans to convert it into an antique shop. Meanwhile, the ageing father, like the old house, says little but feels everything. “The Bird House” is an exploration of how today’s society devalue the ‘old’ in the face of modernisation and development. It parallels what is going on in a developing country like Malaysia and explores the tensions between the old and new, human desire and morality.

Release Date: 5th April 2007
Language: Mandarin
Running Time: 97 mins

Rating: U
Genre: Drama

Casts:
KiatLee Lee
Sellapan a/l Virapan
EngBeng Lim
Mardiana Ismail
BokLai Loh

Directed by: EngYow Khoo
Local Distributor: Red Films Sdn Bhd

Zombi Kampung Pisang (2007) is Malaysian movie. The peace and quiet of Kampung Pisang is threatened when its Muezzin, Pak Abu, dies suddenly one night. Three youngsters, Hussin (Awie), Deris (Que Haidar) and Mat Karan (MC Mizal), bring his body to the village chief, Pak Jabit. Chaos mounts when Pak Jabit also dies while investigating the body. Soon both their corpses disappear. This nightmarish scenario spreads as many other villagers start to fall dead and vanish – only to return as zombies and attack the rest of the villagers.

Release Date: 19th April 2007
Language: Malay
Running Time: 95 mins

Rating: U

Casts:
Que Haidar
MC Mizal

Directed by: Mamat Khalid
Local Distributor: Tayangan Unggul

Jangan Pandang Belakang is Malaysian horror movie. Darma, played by Pierre Andre, is traumatised by the mysterious death of his fiancee, Rose (played by Intan Ladyana). Not satisfied with her unexplained death, Darma decides to investigate the case with the help of Rose’s twin sister, Seri. As they probe into the death, a series of strange occurrences start to unravel, leaving Darma in a disturbed state of mind that affects his life and career. When he is advised to take a week’s break from work, he returns to his hometown to rest. Unknown to him, he is only getting closer to solving his fiancee’s death and the truth behind the strange happenings.

Release Date: 5th April 2007
Running Time: 99 mins
Rating: U
Genre: Thriller / Horror

Casts:
Khatijah Tan
Pierre Andre
Rio Elani
Intan Ladyana
Rusminah Sidek

Directed by: Ahmad Idham
Local Distributor: Metrowealth

Casts:
Mohd Syafie Naswip
Sharifah Aryana
Sharifah Aleya
Adibah Noor