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U-Wei Haji Saari is a Malaysian film director. He first gained international attention with The Arsonist (more known by its Malay name Kaki Bakar), the first Malaysian film to enter the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.




Career






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He began his career as a director for television dramas until 1996, when he made his film debut with the highly controversial Perempuan, Isteri dan..., which won him the Best Director award at the 11th Malaysia Film Festival.
In 2014, U-Wei produced a period film titled Hanyut as a co-production between countries Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. The film is based on a Joseph Conrad's novel titled Almayer's Folly, which tells about the life of the Malay community in the 19th century.




Filmography






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References



An article in the sun
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=57617




External links


U-Wei Haji Saari at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• U-Wei bin Haji Saari
• Asia Pacific Screen Award untuk Skenario Terbaik
• Amir Muhammad (sutradara)
• Diaspora Minangkabau di Malaysia
• Perempuan, Isteri & .....?
• Asia Pacific Screen Awards ke-7
• Daftar film Malaysia tahun 2016
• Orang Minangkabau
• Daftar tokoh Minangkabau
• Saudagar Minangkabau
• U-Wei Haji Saari
• Hanyut
• Saari (name)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
• The Arsonist
• Asian Film Archive
• Almayer's Folly
• The Arsonist (disambiguation)
• Minangkabau people
• Barn Burning