Dain Iskandar Said
2018
106 mins
Colour 彩色 / DVD / Malay / English and Chinese Subtitles 中英字幕
律師卡林活在抑鬱中,仍未從失去妻子莎拉和女兒娜迪亞的刺激中恢復。卡林接下一個謀殺的案子,被告戴安娜要求卡林協助她脫罪,並答應幫卡林找回失去的女兒作為回報。戴安娜被控謀殺,因在她家中發現一具屍體,相信她從事巫術以讓自己維持美貌和力量。也有人說,她除了在夜店賣唱,也是一名擁有巴達克部落魔杖的巫醫。卡林為了要尋回女兒,答應幫助戴安娜,不過戴安娜卻很有可能被定罪。追求金錢、權力、青春、美貌的誘惑,很可能需要賠上性命。
Dukun delves into the journey of lawyer, Karim, who has lived a difficult life through depression, being emotionally unstable, and struggling to come to terms with the loss of his loved ones: his wife, Sara, and daughter Nadia. Trying to mask his emotions and balance his career, Karim takes on a case with an accused murderer, Diana Dahlan. Diana demands her release and in return, promises to find Karim’s lost daughter. Diana is brought to court under suspicion of being involved in a murder case. The discovery of a corpse in her home reveals the activity and practices of black magic in order for her to remain beautiful and powerful. Some say that in addition to singing at the nightclub, Diana is also a Dukun (shaman) who has a special stick originating from the Batak clan. Karim agrees to help Diana Dahlan in the hopes that he will meet with his child. Through the trial and investigation conducted by ASP Talib, Diana’s innocence is shattered and there is a high possibility to convict Diana with murder. However, a desperate Karim tries to support Diana for his daughter’s sake. Karim does not want to lose his child like how he has lost his wife. It’s a tale about the lure of riches, power, eternal youth, beauty and the blood one must spill to achieve this.
達因賽益1990年畢業自西敏寺大學電影與攝影系。他之後涉獵短片、電視節目、商業製作和紀錄片等。2006年,他拍攝了第一部長片《巫醫》,卻被禁止上映。該片在2018年4月才「重見天日」,並在該年的國家影視獎成為最大贏家,拿下最佳影片、最佳導演、最佳劇本等獎項。達因也在2011年拍攝第二部長片《野蠻的驕傲》和2016年的《靈魂交替》。
Dain Iskandar Said graduated in Film and Photography from the University of Westminster in London in 1990. After graduating he worked on several short films, television programmes, commercials, media installations and documentaries. He directed his first feature film in 2006, Dukun, but was banned and never released until April 2018 to gain box office success. He later made Bunohan (2011) and Interchange (2016). Dukun wins big at Anugerah Skrin 2018 including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Film Director and others.