''Motif'' is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language crime drama film. In the film, a missing girl in a small town is suddenly murdered. A female police investigator have to solve the case, while the prime suspect might be the girl's father.
It is released on 26 September 2019 in Malaysia.
Synopsis
Inspector Dewi (''Sharifah Armani'') is an intelligent female inspector who is assigned to investigate the case of missing teen girl, Anna in the town of Tanah Merah. Anna was last seen in an old hotel. She is assigned with the local Inspector Rizal (''Taqim Zaki''). However, she is not welcomed by the town, especially from the father of the missing girl, Hussein (''Rosyam Nor'') who is a powerful figure in the town and has prejudice towards women. Meanwhile, Dewi also struggles with her personal life as she is having
polygamy
Crimes
Polygamy (from Late Greek (') "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is marri ...
relationship with a guy who has a first wife. When Anna is discovered murdered, everyone besides Anna becomes suspect, can Dewi solve the slow-burn murder case?
Cast
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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 Inspector Dewi
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Rosyam Nor as Hussein, father of Anna
* Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin as Faisal
* Taqim Zaki as Inspector Rizal
* Emma Tosh as Yasmin
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Khalid Salleh
Khalid bin Salleh (29 February 1948 – 23 July 2018) was a Malaysian actor and poet.
Brief biography
He was brought up in his aunt's family. He graduated from secondary school in Batu Pahat
The Batu Pahat District is a district in the st ...
as Father's Yasmin
* Nadia Aqilah as Lena, voice
* Izze Azzam as Konstabel Hanif
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Sherie Merlis
Sherie Merlis (born Sharifah Saadah Wan Zainal Abidin; 23 October 1972) is a Malaysian actress. Her acting career began in 1989 and has received nominations in the Malaysia Film Festival, Screen Awards and Asian Film Awards.
Life and career
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as Suri, mother of Anna
* Khayrani Kemal as Anna Hussein
* Sharmin Edora as Anis Hussein
* Fadhli Masoot as Azlan
* Azhan Rani as Kamal
* Kenji Sawahi as ASP Zamri
* Azman Hassan as Syukur
* Ho Yuhang as Lim
* Sakonlawat Khetboon as Surin
* Lee Ming as Ming
* Redza Minhat as IIham, voice
* Khairunazwan Rodzy as Bakar
* Ken Zuraida as Mother's Yasmin
* Muslim as Konstabel Ihsan
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 9302912
''Motif''on Cinema.com.my
Malaysian crime drama films
Malay-language films
2019 films