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MUKHSIN

Director: Yasmin Ahmad
Malaysia, 2006, 90 min
In Malay, English, and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Recommended for grades 7 and up

Themes: Family Dynamics, Coming of Age, First Love, Friendship, Diversity

Orked is a tomboy who has no trouble confronting bullies at her Chinese school, and likes dancing in the rain with her English-speaking mother. She would much rather attend a soccer match then play wedding with the other girls. When Mukhsin and his older brother come to stay in the village, after their mother leaves their abusive father, it is no surprise that he is instantly drawn to Orked and her free-spirited family. Orked and Mukhsin become inseparable, taking the audience with them on their journey around rural Malaysia in this gentle, witty story of the awkwardness of trying to turn friendship into love. In this semi-autobiographical story, Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad returns to her favourite family, portrayed in earlier films, including Rabun (2003), Sepet (2005) and Gubra (2006). She says of Mukhsin, “I feel it's an interesting human condition to look at, because I myself have never been able to understand how, sometimes, something as beautiful as Love can threaten to end something else that's just as beautiful – Friendship.”

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