The Arsonist

The Arsonist (2001)

Drama

The Arsonist involves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy's coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well aware of the social inequalities that allow his exploitation. Kakang counteracts by torching the property of those who slight him, leaving Kesuma simultaneously proud, fearful and ashamed. A clash of wills is all but inevitable. The film climaxes in a poignant conflagration, literal and metaphorical.

Director: U-Wei Haji Saari

Casts

	Khalid Salleh as Kakang
	Bell Ngasri as Kesuma
	Kuswadinata as Tok Empat
	Anuar Idris as Mustapha
	Azizah Mahzan as Isteri Kakang
	Jamaluddin Abd Kadir as Tuan Kassim
	Ochee as
	Leeza Rafar as
	Tam Suhaimi as
	JD Khaled as
	Kamarool Haji Yusoff as

Crew