They sacrificed their lives fighting for the independence of their country, but their stories remain untold for 60 years. The story begins with a man’s portrait, which has been hanging for more than 30 years in an old wooden house where I was born and grew up in Perak, Malaysia. It’s long become a taboo that my families do not talk about this man, not even to bring up his name or his past. Eventually I found out he is my grandfather, who sacrificed his life fighting for Malaysia’s independence and decolonisation, but his and his comrades’ stories are excluded from history. This documentary set out to unveil the mysteries.
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Lau Kek-huat Director · Liao Ching-sung Editor
First release July 9, 2016 · Produced in Taiwan · Languages Cantonese, Chinese, Malay
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Original title
不即不離
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · Malay
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Taiwan · July 9, 2016
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