Another year, another film about communists gets banned in Malaysia
Last May, the Malaysian Home Ministry banned Amir Muhammad’s film, Lelaki Komunis Terakhir (The Last Communist).
This year, Amir Muhammad’s film Apa khabar orang kampung (Village People Radio Show) has been banned (via) because it was too sympathetic toward communism and critical of the government, according to Malaysia’s state censorship board.
The documentary is described as a portrait of village life in southern Thailand, where retired Muslim members of the Communist Party of Malaya now live.
The censorship board listed seven reasons for the ban, saying the film was unsuitable for public viewing because it portrayed the communist struggle as a noble cause and criticized the Malaysian government for unfairly treating former communists.
Saturday 03 Mar 2007 | Paul | Malaysia
