Department of Film, TV and Video, National Arts Academy
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage

presents

BICARA FILEM [FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION]

ADMISSION IS FREE!

film : DARI JEMAPOH KE MANCHESTEE 104 min – A film directed by Hishamuddin Rais

Visit:Dari Jemapoh Official Website

date: Saturday, August 27, 2005
time: 3.00 pm
location: Dewan Kuliah Utama, National Arts Academy, 464, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur (near National Monument / Bank Negara / Padang Merbok)

Panel: Dr. Anuar Nor Arai, Adman Salleh, Bernard Chauly, Hishamuddin Rais
Moderator Dr. Abu Hassan Hasbullah

Enquiry:

Phone: 03-2697 1777 (general line) | 03-2697 5376 (Puan Norhafilah) | 03-2697 5337 (En. Norazawana)
Fax: 03-2697 5513 / 5831 / 5452
Website: http://www.ask.edu.my

Synopsis :

Malay > Filem yang berlatarkan zaman 70-an ini mengisahkan dua anak muda Yadi dan Mafiz dari sebuah kampung di Jemapoh, Negeri Sembilan dalam perjalanan ke England untuk mencapai hasrat masing-masing. Yadi ingin ke Manchester untuk melihat bintang bola sepak kesayangannya George Best sementara Mafiz ingin mencari ayahnya seorang kelasi yang dikatakan berada di Liverpool. Dalam perjalanan itu, banyak halangan pahit manis yang terpaksa ditempuhi. Mereka bertemu dengan beberapa watak seperti penyanyi mencari kekasih dan gadis yang lari daripada perangkap bapa ayam.

English > The Malaysian bosom buddies Yadi and Mafiz have a clear destination in mind for their journey: Manchester in England. Yadi is fan of Manchester United and of George Best while Mafiz wants to look for his father, who once left as a seaman for Liverpool. Just as important is the fact that there is nothing to do in the rural village of Jemapoh. Unless you want to count cows. With a mixture of naivety and determination, the two friends set off. In a ‘borrowed’ car, without the vaguest notion of what awaits them or even where Manchester is. On the way they meet Lini and Mila, who have their own reasons for tagging along with the two. At first the new traveling companions drive a wedge between the two friends, but the adventures they have on their way create a tight bond between the four of them. Whether they will ever reach Manchester is still dubious at the end of the film, but they have probably already found what they were really looking for.