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MY FAILING EYESIGHT
Pak Atan and Mak Inom, a retired couple in their 60s, were getting tired of the city. Having inherited her late father?s house in the village, Mak Inom jumps at the chance for them to live in the country again.
MY FAILING EYESIGHT
Original Title: Rabun
Malaysia, 2002
Director: Yasmin Ahmad
Pak Atan and Mak Inom, a retired couple in their 60s, were getting tired of the city. Having inherited her late father’s house in the village, Mak Inom jumps at the chance for them to live in the country again.
Things seemed rosy for the eccentric and openly affectionate couple - fresh air, lush greenery and kind country folks-but before long events take an unexpected turn. Pak Atan and Mak Inom are now forced to reassess their perceptions of both the country, and the city.
Screenplay:
Yasmin Ahmad
Cinematography:
Keong Low
Editing:
Affandi Jamaludin
Principal Cast:
A. Rajoli Pak Atan, Kartina Aziz, Mak Inom, Rosie Rashid Cik Nor, Irwan Iskandar Yem, Nor Ibrahim Yasin, Ho Yuhang Elvis
Production: MHz Sdn Bhd / DVD / colour / 90 min
Director's bio-note:
After 20 years in advertising, 10 years of writing and sometimes directing TV commercials, and only 4 years of writing poetry, Yasmin Ahmad mustered the courage to write and direct her debut film My Failing Eyesight, at the age of 44.
She claims that she’s “a woman without ambitions because life is too short for that sort of thing.” When asked if she plans to make more films, Yasmin says, “I will only make a film if I feel I have a story worth telling, about people and events that I know, understand, and care about.
