''Pisau Cukur'' (
English: ''
Razor Knife'', but also metaphorically ''
Gold Digger
A gold digger is a person, typically a woman, who engages in a type of transactional sexual relationship for money rather than love. If it turns into marriage, it is a type of marriage of convenience.
Etymology and usage
The term "gold di ...
'') is a 2009
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 ...
mystery comedy film directed by Bernard Chauly, which is his first comedy after his 2005 blockbuster break-out drama ''
Gol & Gincu''. It stars popular Malaysian actresses
Nur Fazura
Nur Fazura Sharifuddin (born 27 September 1983), better known by her stage name as Fazura, is a Malaysian actress, singer, television host, VJ (media personality), VJ, and lawyer who began her career in the Malaysian entertainment industry b ...
and
Maya Karin, and Singaporean actor
Aaron Aziz, and also features the debut film appearance of
Henry Golding.
Plot
The movie is about two best friends Bella (
Maya Karin) and Intan (
Nur Fazura
Nur Fazura Sharifuddin (born 27 September 1983), better known by her stage name as Fazura, is a Malaysian actress, singer, television host, VJ (media personality), VJ, and lawyer who began her career in the Malaysian entertainment industry b ...
) who go on vacation on a cruise ship. During the vacation, Bella searches for a rich husband which eventually leads her to Datuk Hisham (Eizlan Yusof), while Intan becomes involved with Ari (
Aaron Aziz) in a murder case of the well known Datuk Zakaria Hitam (
Rahim Razali).
Development
A collaboration by Red Films and Primeworks Studios, the movie is written by Rafidah Abdullah (host of
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's teen-oriented current affairs programme ''3R'' and writer for ''Gol & Gincu''). She has contributed towards a movie that is bound to create controversy in certain quarters. However, as the director has told the press, "People should watch and value the movie themselves because a quality movie will go beyond the superficial elements and entertain nevertheless."
Cast
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Nur Fazura
Nur Fazura Sharifuddin (born 27 September 1983), better known by her stage name as Fazura, is a Malaysian actress, singer, television host, VJ (media personality), VJ, and lawyer who began her career in the Malaysian entertainment industry b ...
as Intan Mastura
*
Maya Karin as Bella
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Aaron Aziz as Bahari Amri Ridzuan a.k.a. Ari
* Eizlan Yusof as Datuk Hisham Tan Sri Kamaruddin
* Redza Minhat as Faqir
*
Rahim Razali as Datuk Zakaria Hitam
* Khatijah Tan as Datin Wahidah
* Umie Aida as Naini
*
Sharifah Sofia as Sal
*
Liyana Jasmay as Suri
* Nas-T as Johan
* Radhi Khalid as Dato Salleh
*
Amelia Henderson
Amelia Thripura Henderson (born 20 October 1995 in Selangor) is a Malaysian-British actress, television presenter, YouTuber and model.
Early life
Amelia Thripura Henderson was born in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, and she is the daughter of a Mala ...
as Young Bella
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Yasmin Yusoff as Hani
*
Henry Golding as Iskandar Tan Sri Murad
* Nabila Huda as Natasha
* Othman Hafsham as Tengku Hamash Tengku Jamaluddin
* Lew Ngai Yuen as Angry woman
* Elaine Pedley as Dance coach
Several notable artists made cameos in this movie, such as
Afdlin Shauki as the captain of the cruise ship. Comedian
Nabil Ahmad plays the owner of Restaurant Marina; the cruise ship's yoga teacher; and host for the ship's in-house entertainment programme "Siapa Nak Kahwin Jutawan" (Malay: "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire"), with Norman Abdul Halim of
KRU playing the millionaire in question, Imran. The film's script writer Rafidah Abdullah cameos as the receptionist at Camar Spa while her colleague in "3R", Kartini Arrifin plays a newsreader.
Bernice Chauly
Bernice Chauly (born 1968, Georgetown, Penang) is a Malaysian writer, poet, educator, festival director, actor, photographer and filmmaker.
Biography
Born to a Chindian teacher couple, she read Education and English Literature at the Universi ...
appears briefly as a teacher.
References
External links
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2009 films
Malay-language films
English-language Malaysian films
Malaysian comedy-drama films
Grand Brilliance films
Malaysian LGBTQ-related films
2009 LGBTQ-related films