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''One Two Jaga'' (also known internationally as ''Crossroads: One Two Jaga'') is a 2018 Malaysian
Malay-language Malay ( , ; , Jawi: ) is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by Malays in several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula on the mainland Asia. The language is an official language of Brunei, Malaysia, and Singa ...
crime drama film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...
. The film was directed by Nam Ron based on the screenplay by Nam Ron, Pitt Hanif and Muhammad Syafiq and story by Nam Ron, late Amri Rohayat and Ayam Fared. It stars
Zahiril Adzim Muhammad Zahiril Adzim Mohd Mokhtar (born 23 January 1984) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian actor who is active in the fields of film, television, streaming, and theatre. He is known for his roles in films such as ''KAMI The Movie'' (2008), '' ...
, Rosdeen Suboh,
Ario Bayu Ario Bayu Wicaksono (born 6 February 1985) is an Indonesian actor. Early life and career Born in Jakarta to Javanese parents, Ario Bayu had spent nearly all of his formative years in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, where his father studied ...
,
Asmara Abigail Asmara Abigail (born 3 April 1992) is an Indonesian actress, dancer, and model who rose to prominence after starring on Joko Anwar's horror films ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017) and ''Impetigore'' (2019). She was nominated for three Citra Awards for he ...
, Amerul Affendi, Iedil Putra,
Chew Kin Wah Chew Kin Wah (; born 30 September 1965) is a Malaysian actor of Chinese descent. In June 2018, he was listed as one of the 10 top Malaysian actors who gain recognition internationally by ''Harian Metro''. Born and raised in Ipoh, Perak, Kin Wa ...
, Along Eyzendy, Namron, Azman Hassan and Izuan Fitri. The film was released on 6 September 2018. The uncensored version of the film was released worldwide on
Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
on 1 December 2018 as an original film.


Plot

The film portrays the lives of corrupt cops working for the
Royal Malaysia Police The Royal Malaysia Police (often abbreviated RMP) (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is a (primarily) uniformed national and federal police force in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organisation, and its headquarters are located at Bukit Aman, Kuala ...
who take bribes from small business owners and get caught in criminal activity.


Cast

*
Zahiril Adzim Muhammad Zahiril Adzim Mohd Mokhtar (born 23 January 1984) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian actor who is active in the fields of film, television, streaming, and theatre. He is known for his roles in films such as ''KAMI The Movie'' (2008), '' ...
as Hussein *Rosdeen Suboh as Hassan *
Ario Bayu Ario Bayu Wicaksono (born 6 February 1985) is an Indonesian actor. Early life and career Born in Jakarta to Javanese parents, Ario Bayu had spent nearly all of his formative years in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, where his father studied ...
as Sugiman *
Asmara Abigail Asmara Abigail (born 3 April 1992) is an Indonesian actress, dancer, and model who rose to prominence after starring on Joko Anwar's horror films ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017) and ''Impetigore'' (2019). She was nominated for three Citra Awards for he ...
as Sumiyati * Amerul Affendi as Adi *Iedil Putra as Marzuki *Timothy Castillo as Rico *
Chew Kin Wah Chew Kin Wah (; born 30 September 1965) is a Malaysian actor of Chinese descent. In June 2018, he was listed as one of the 10 top Malaysian actors who gain recognition internationally by ''Harian Metro''. Born and raised in Ipoh, Perak, Kin Wa ...
as James *Along Eyzendy as Zul *Namron as Dato' *Azman Hassan as Pak Sarip *Izuan Fitri as Joko *Alif Aiman as Afiq * Vanida Imran as Rozita *Anne James as Headmistress *Ho Yuhang as Restaurant Owner *Sabri Yunus as Seller *Farah Ahmad as Investigating Officer *
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 Investigating Officer *Rahhim Omar as Police Station Chief *Sahronizam Noor as Immigration Officer *Han Zalini as Immigrant


Production

''One Two Jaga'' first appeared when the movie concept trailer was released on YouTube in 2014. The film was directed by Namron who previously directed ''Gedebe'' (2013) and ''Psiko: Pencuri Hati'' (2013). Ron wrote the script with Ayam Fared, Pitt Hanif, Amri Rohayat, and Muhammad Syafiq.
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 ...
and his wife, Rozi Isma, served as producers for Pixel Play. Namron chose to highlight
bribery Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or Offer and acceptance, acceptance of a private favor (a bribe) in exchange for official action. The purpose of a bribe is to influence the actions of the recipient, a person in charge of an official ...
as the main subject of the film. The cast is made up of actors from Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia, including Timothy Castillo, Amerul Affendi, Ario Bayu, and
Asmara Abigail Asmara Abigail (born 3 April 1992) is an Indonesian actress, dancer, and model who rose to prominence after starring on Joko Anwar's horror films ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017) and ''Impetigore'' (2019). She was nominated for three Citra Awards for he ...
. Nam Ron also mentioned that this film is not "anti-cops" or "
anti-police Anti-police sentiment is opposition to the police by groups or individuals. This sentiment can arise from perceptions of systemic issues within policing institutions, such as misconduct, excessive use of force, racial profiling, and corruption. ...
", instead he called it as "anti-graft" film. The film script was rejected twice by former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar before it got the green light to be filmed. Zahiril Adzim tells the media that the film didn't want to hurt police image, instead the film is all about action of police being greedy. Same statement pulls out from the director himself to the media.


Reception


Show

''One Two Jaga'' was initially planned to be screened at various foreign film festivals. However, the producer decided that the film should also be screened at Malaysian cinemas. The film was officially released on 6 September 2018. The first screening of ''One Two Jaga'' was on opening night of the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy on 29 April 2018. On 29 June 2018, ''One Two Jaga'' represented Malaysia at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival in New York. ''One Two Jaga'' was a commercial failure and Namron later expressed his disappointment on Twitter about the reaction to the film.


Critical reviews

Shazryn Mohd Faizal from ''mStar Online'' described ''One Two Jaga'' as "a precious work of Nam Ron and his colleagues although ''One Two Jaga'' is certainly not able to record tens of millions of dollars but aesthetics, exclusives, and souls which is precious is what makes ''One Two Jaga'' worth honored and respected."


Future

Namron reveals that he want to direct minister bribery in the future while Bront set to direct his directional debut by the genre of thriller.


Novel adaptation

The film was adapted into a 283-page novel of the same name by Sahidzan Salleh. The novel was published by Buku FIXI and released in May 2018.


Awards

''One Two Jaga'' bagged 6awards including Best Film at the 30th
Malaysia Film Festival Malaysia Film Festival (FFM; ) is an annual awards ceremony organized by the ''Entertainment Journalists Association of Malaysia'' to honour excellence in Malaysian film. It is considered to be Malaysia's own equivalent to the Academy Awards ...
(FFM30). The film also won two out of five nominations at the 2019 ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA).


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* {{IMDb title, 6603812 2018 films 2018 crime action films Royal Malaysia Police Malaysian action films Malaysian crime drama films