Review of Bunohan: Return to Murder (2012) by Zulhilmi G — 10 Mar 2013

A cold-blooded contract killer is on the prowl for the head of an up-and-coming kickboxer, who owns a piece of land that a schoolteacher greedily covets in his pursuit of money--All three of them being half-brothers.

If that doesn't catch your attention, add in the quirks of a wayang kulit tok dalang father who's turning senile, a broken quasi-mystical family, the dark side of underground Muay Thai, a truly rustic-bordering-on-poverty-stricken Kelantanese setting, and spectacular cinematography in the swamps and coasts of Kelantan.

I must admit, the film really deserves all those awards (I'm still amazed that they filmed in croc-infested waters!). This film is a statement that says there's still hope for the Malaysian film scene.

Hats off to the director, producers, and actors. All the praises aside, there are parts of it which I still don't understand , though, particularly the mystical aspects.