''Hail, Driver!'', or known as ''Prebet Sapu'' (
Malay) is a 2020 Malaysian Malay-language
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Muzzamer Rahman. The film tells the story of an illegal
e-hailing driver named Aman who is colour blind, his experiences of driving passengers in the nights of Kuala Lumpur, and a friendship with his customer, Bella, a mysterious escort.
It is the Malaysian entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February dat ...
, but was not shortlisted.
The film is released on 16 December 2021 at cinemas in Malaysia.
The film is shot in
black-and-white
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Media
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Plot
2018. Aman drives an old car inherited from his late father from Pahang to capital Kuala Lumpur to follow his dreams of becoming a writer. Struggles to find a job and being homeless, he uses his room on wheels to work illegally as a e-hailing driver, as he does not have a proper driving license since he is
colour blind. One night, he meets another urban-poor soul, Bella, an escort girl, who offers him a place to stay. In return, he must become her private driver for her night jobs.
Cast
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Amerul Affendi as Aman
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Lim Mei Fen
Lim Mei Fen (born 29 June 1987) is a Chinese actress and producer. She debuted on 8TV (Malaysian TV network), 8TV's talent search program, ''I Wanna Be A Model'' in 2006. She became an actress shortly afterwards. She appeared on NTV7's game sho ...
as Bella
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Bront Palarae
Nasrul Suhaimin bin Saifuddin (born 27 September 1978), known professionally as Bront Palarae, is a Malaysian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.
Bront built his career in the early 2001 with roles in Castello, Bilut, Tipah Tert ...
as Toompang Broker
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Sharifah Amani
Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born 10 June 1986), better known by her stage name Sharifah Amani, is a Malaysian actress. She is the best known for her role as Orked in Yasmin Ahmad's 'Orked' trilogy (''Sepet, Gubra'' and ...
as Female Passenger 1
* Nadiya Nisaa as Female Passenger 2
* Jay Iswazir as Food Market Guy
* Nam Ron as Blind Passenger
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Chew Kin Wah as Indonesian Passenger
* Anas Ridzuan as Poster Boy
* Roslan Madun as Politician
* Megat Sharizal as Young Politician
Release
Principal photography was completed in 2017. The film premiered on 27 November 2020 at Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in Indonesia. It was also screened at the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival in Indonesia, the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival in Canada, and the Asian Film Festival Barcelona in Spain.
In November 2021, it was announced that the film had been selected by the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) as the Malaysian submission
for Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after their usual late February dat ...
.
The film was released in cinemas nationwide on 16 December 2021, in Malaysia.
See also
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References
External links
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*Find cinema location and schedules
Malaysia
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2020 films
2020 drama films
Malaysian drama films
Malay-language films