Panned by critics locally, the controversial film 'Tanda Putera' may hit international shores soon with invites for screening abroad.
This is on top of requests for private screenings which apparently are coming in thick and fast, resulting in a backlog all the way to December.
“We have received requests for screening overseas, with additional requests for the director and actors to attend a dialogue,” a posting on the film’s official Facebook page reads.
It added that the film has raised RM1.5 million through ticket sales and private screenings, “not including bookings which are still awaiting venue confirmation”.
“We have had to delay some screenings as there are not enough cinema halls dedicated to local films... Bookings are on the rise this week,” it said.
It added that the the filmmaker will address questions from fans on the Facebook page starting tomorrow.
Among questions posed are why the film appears to demonise the Chinese, why the film does not mention leftist anti-colonial movement AMCJA-Putera and why the film links the May 13, 1969 riots to communist insurgents.
The latest data from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) shows that Tanda Putera sold RM910,000 worth of tickets in 18 days of screening, from Aug 28 to Sept 15.
The film, which depicts the relationship between second prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein and his deputy Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, cost RM4.7 million to make and is partly funded by Finas.
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