Fenomena (1990)
A Malaysian born British woman goes back to Terengganu where she spent her early years as a child. Upon her arrival, she seeks her family's old gardener who also doubles as a spiritual healer in the hope that he might be able to help her. She meets his family and his young granddaughter who has a hole in her heart and soon forgets about her own suffering whilst trying to help her new friend get through hers.
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Best movie ever!
Absolutely Fantastic
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
This is the one that woke Malaysian cinema out of its prolonged box-office slump. A crowd-pleasing musical romantic melodrama (based on the unrequited-love hit song "Isabella") which nevertheless has serious themes about religious tolerance, it's well-written and well-directed. The beauty of Terengganu state and the haunting "ulek mayang" song are well-exploited, too. As is usual with Malaysian movies there are limitations to do with budget and technical aspects, but they can be forgiven for delivering a good story.