Fly by Night (Chinese: 非常盗, Malay: Sebelum Pagi Berakhir) is a 2018 Malaysian Mandarin-language neo-noir crime thriller film. The film follows four taxi drivers who extort money from wealthy passengers. Things go wrong when one of them works with a victim, while an inspector and the criminal gang are in pursuit of them.
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| Directed by | Zahir Omar |
| Written by | Dain Said Ivan Yeo Zahir Omar Frederick Bailey |
| Produced by | Farouk Aljoffery Perin Petrus Joanne Goh |
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| Cinematography | Keong Low |
| Edited by | Yin-Chau Heng |
| Music by | Zane |
Production company | Planet Films |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese Malay |
It received positive reviews. It was released on 11 April 2019 in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
editIn Kuala Lumpur, four taxi drivers run a low-profile extortion team by targeting passengers that they drive from the airport. They keep the scheme small, only blackmailing selected wealthy passengers. Among the drivers are two brothers, Tai Lo (Sunny Pang) and Sai Lo (Fabian Loo) who commit these crimes in order to pay off their debts. Things go wrong when the impulsive younger brother decides to work with one of their victims to blackmail her lover, while policeman Inspector Kamal and the criminal gang, hot on their heels are in pursuit of them. How far will they go?
Cast
edit- Sunny Pang as Tai Lo, older brother
- Eric Chen as Ah Soon
- Fabian Loo as Sai Lo, younger brother
- Jack Tan as Gwai Lo
- Frederick Lee as Jared
- Bront Palarae as Inspector Kamal
- Joyce Harn
- Ruby Yap aka Ruby Faye as Michelle
- Shaun Chen
- Mike Chuah
- Pearlly Chua
- John Tan
- Ken Abdullah
- Sarah Lian
- Iedil Putra
- Sabrena Khalid
- Joko Anwar as Alan
Release
editThe film is the theatrical director debut for Zahir Omar. The film had its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in October 2018. It was then screened at the 3rd International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) and 2018 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. In early 2019, it was selected to be screened at the 2019 New York Asian Film Festival and Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[4] It received positive reviews.
References
edit- ^ "Malaysian film Fly by Night makes waves abroad ahead of local premiere". Malay Mail. 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Foreign recognitions for yet-to-be-screened Malaysian film Fly By Night". New Straits Times. 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Malaysian Film "Fly By Night" Receives International Recognitions Before Local Premiere". Hype. 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Malaysian crime thriller Fly By Night soars at international film fests". The Star. 7 March 2019.
External links
edit- Fly by Night at IMDb
- Fly By Night on Cinema.com.my
- Fly By Night on Popcorn Malaysia
- Fly by Night on Netflix
