Having always been attracted to the darker side of urban life, Bade Hj. Azmi is the creative force behind such films like "KL Menjerit" (2002), "Gangster" (2005) and "Syaitan" (2007).
Active in the local scene since the 70s, the Kedah-born director and multi-talented lens man had previously won numerous industry awards, the most prominent being Best Director at the 16th Malaysian Film Festival at Palace Of The Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur for his gritty drama "KL Menjerit" back in 2003.
Writing the script and screenplay as well, Bade insists that his latest feature "Maut" is easy to follow. Dividing it into three vignettes and naming it after months in the Islamic calendar, "Maut" is a three-part study on the inevitability of death with a healthy dose of strong, imaginative visuals. Combining drama and action, he thrashes a Waja into the Sentul River drain while getting Que Haidar in tattoos playing goth metal.
Always trying something new, he reveals that the accident scene in the film is shot with much difficulty, as he avoided the usual wide angle "Gangster" car crashes and decided to shoot an accident that focuses on the passengers inside the vehicle. Aside from his trademark action cinematography, he also knows how to get something fresh and different from his acting cast, like ordering clean-cut TV personality Awal Ashaari to ditch his box-next-door image and never to smile when playing a punk character in the movie.
After more than two years in the making, "Maut" is Bade's latest entry to his already impressive resume of hard-hitting local Malay movies.
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