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Ten Years before Independence (2007)

Ten Years before Independence (2007)

Drama History Documentary
Release Date: 2007, September 1
Directors: Fahmi Reza
Countries: Malaysia
Cast: Kean Chye Lim, Yahya Nassim, Hashim Said, Zainuddin Andika, Majid Salleh

Overview:

October 20th, 1947 was a historical day in the Malayan people's constitutional struggle for independence from British colonialism. This documentary chronicles the events that culminated in the Malaya-wide 'Hartal' day of protest against the undemocratic Federation of Malaya Constitutional Proposals devised by the British Colonial Government, and the rise of the people's democratic movement in Malaya, ten years before independence.