Fly by Night

a Film by Zahir Omar

Synopsis

Zahir Omar’s directorial debut feature “Fly by Night” takes us to a familiar territory of a genre cinema, but in a less threadbare setting of Kuala Lumpur’s underworld. Visually engaging, with a good job of the ensemble cast, it puts the viewer in a proper mood straightaway: catchy blues tunes flow, and the camera gives us a dynamic ride through the nighttime streets of the city, illuminated by the neon lights of the opening credits.
REVIEW by THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Film Info

  • Production companies: Another Planet, Jazzy Pictures, Plush Cast: Sunny Pang, Jack Tan, Fabian Loo, Eric Chen, Bront Palarae, Frederick Lee, Ruby Yap, Pearlly Chua, Joyce Harn, Shuan Chen, Sarah Lian, Joko Anwar Director: Zahir Omar Screenwriters: Ivan Yeo, Frederick Bailey, Zahir Omar Producers: Mo Bahir, Leonard Tee Executive producers: Perin Petrus, Farouk Aljoffrey, Joanne Goh Director of photography: Low Soon Keong Production designer: Nick Wong Editor: Dom Heng Music: Zane Casting: Esther Teh
LANGUAGE
Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese
YEAR
2018
"A modicum of success for first-time director Zahir Omar’s Fly by Night, a bloody, vivid, polished crime thriller with style to burn and a grim, fatalistic heart, and which adheres to its genre conventions while managing to make them seem fresh and unpredictable."
—  Elizabeth Kerr
Sarah at the Malaysian debut at MBO Cinemas.