The Arsonist
The Arsonist involves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy's coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well aware of the social inequalities that allow his exploitation. Kakang counteracts by torching the property of those who slight him, leaving Kesuma simultaneously proud, fearful and ashamed. A clash of wills is all but inevitable. The film climaxes in a poignant conflagration, literal and metaphorical.
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Cast
Khalid Salleh
Kakang
Bell Ngasri
Kesuma
Kuswadinata
Tok Empat
Anuar Idris
Mustapha
Azizah Mahzan
Isteri Kakang
Jamaluddin Abd Kadir
Tuan Kassim
Ochee
Leeza Rafar
Tam Suhaimi
JD Khaled
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