Paloh (film)

Set in the small town of Paloh, Johor, during the final days of the Japanese occupation in 1944, the movie is about the confrontation between the Japanese occupying force and the Communist Party of Malaya. To survive, four friends - Ahmad, Osman, Puteh and Harun choose to serve the Japanese Police Force. Amidst a sea of uncertainties, Ahmad falls in love with Siew Lan and Puteh falls in love with Fatimah - both girls from different worlds, different cultures, even opposing sides. And Osman - a friend of theirs and a spy for the Japanese Police - chooses to serve his own agenda. Swee Lan's father is a local leader of the Bintang Tiga sympathizers and has asked Swee Lan to establish a love relationship with Ahmad so as to gather intelligence of the Japanese movements. However, Swee Lan really falls in love with Ahmad and thus begins a deep struggle within her. She has to either obey her father or betray her lover. Ahmad, on the other hand, sees the high handedness of the Japanese and he does not want to be a part of the Japanese scheme any more.

The tension of the crisis at its peak when local commie invaded Paloh Kempeitai Station and killed those local Malay who served for them including Ahmad close friend, Puteh. Unsatisfied with Swee Lan father that broke his promise, Ahmad came in and gun shot happened with Osman now serve in communies killed her father thus save Ahmad from dead. Osman did that because his long revenge over the dead of his father in Ah Meng hand.

As one character says in the movie, "Whether it is the British , the Japanese or the communist, they are all the same. But at least the communist are fighting to free us."

• Janet Khoo as Siew Lan - Ahmad love interest, worked at the Kempetai dobby laundry. Some said she is a Chinese, the other believe that she's a Korean. Trapped in conflict between she's loyalty to ahmad or her pro communist family.
• Nam Ron as Ahmad - A Malay guy who join Kempetai to make end meets. Not because of his patriotism. He doesn't care about Communist or Japanese or British ideology.
• Gibran Agi as Osman - Ahmad close friend who come from mixed parentage. His father is a Chinese and Malay mother. He also interested in pursuing a career in Journalism. Worked as a spy for Japanese in Communist movement.
• Ellie Suriaty as Fatimah - A daughter of Ariffin Nor, who worked at the kempetai station as maid, laundry girl.
• Hasnul Rahmat as Puteh - Ahmad friend. he love traditional Zapin dance wherever local kampung having a feast.
• Ani Maiyuni - Ahmad sister
• Thor Kah Hong
• Steve Ng Boon Cheng
• A. Samad Salleh -Ariffin Nor - Fatimah father, having a great knowledge about medical herb. He treated Swee Lan after she drinking gasoline in a suicide attempt. Philosopher
• Rohani Yusuff
• Meoki Tong May Lan
• Kamaliah Mat Dom
• Adlin Aman Ramli - Kempetai station in charge Sergeant, who being able to speak and understood Japanese.
• Lee Yoke Lan
• Zack Taipan -
• Yalal Chin - Ahmad father who being tired of picking a side during Japanese occupation
• M. Amin - Local villagers who didn't impressed with the presence of local Malay joining Kempetai. Also having a talent in performing Malay musical instrument during wedding.
• Sofi jikan - Harun, ahmad friend at the Kempetai station.

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