Raging Against the Machine: Reflections on Pendatang, Abang Adik and Maryam Pagi Ke Malam
By Yee Heng Yeh
May 2024FEATUREPendatang (Photo courtesy of Kuman Pictures and Tapir Films)
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WHAT DO (a) a family living in a speculative, segregated Malaysia; (b) two brothers squeezed into a Pudu flat and; (c) a woman of royalty who owns an art gallery, all have in common?Actually, more than you would think.These are the protagonists of three Malaysian films released last year: Pendatang (directed by Ng Ken Kin), Abang Adik (directed by Jin Ong) and Maryam Pagi Ke Malam (directed by Badrul Hisham Ismail). It would be reductive to view them only through...
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is a writer and Mandarin-to-English translator whose work has been featured in The KITA! Podcast, adda, Strange Horizons, NutMag, Nashville Review and Guernica. You can find him on Twitter at @ HengYeh42.