The first trailer for “Peluru Senja: The Ghost & the Gun” has arrived alongside confirmation of a nationwide Malaysian theatrical release on Aug. 28, timed to the country’s Independence Day weekend.
Local distributor MSK Cinemas will handle the rollout.
The Bahasa Malaysia-language feature is the third film from Singapore-based Indian director Anshul Tiwari, whose previous credits include “Before Life After Death” and “Bayaar.” The screenplay was written by Abhi Kumar. Producers are Debasmita Dasgupta, Tim Willrich, Bo H. Holmgreen and Mikail Chowdhury, with Jessie White of Misfit Studios serving as executive producer alongside Mohsen Ashraf of Friendly Felix Studios, Tanveer Ali, Amreen Bashir of Amra Bangladeshi and Tahmid Khan of Auras.
Set in 1948 Malaya in the volatile years that followed the end of World War II, the film traces a Malay soldier and a British soldier who are left behind after the British military withdraws. Together they must reckon with their wartime histories while protecting a village under threat from armed rebels.
Award-winning Malaysian actor Fabian Loo – known for “Rain Town” and “One Cent Thief” – leads the cast alongside Hazman Al-Idrus. They are joined by celebrated Indonesian actor Asmara Abigail (“Stone Turtle,” “Impetigore”) and U.S. actor Brett Tutor (“Monsters of Man”).
