Goodbye My Lover
Facing the objections of a stubborn mother, star-crossed lovers Hassan and Lai Lai struggle to come to terms with the difficulties of separation in a time of a new multicultural Malaya. Believed to be one of the earliest Malayan film featuring an interracial romance between a Malay man and a Chinese woman, this film was deemed controversial for its time for being culturally and religiously insensitive.
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Goodbye My Lover
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 27, 1955
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Original Title
Selamat Tinggal Kekaseh-Ku
Production Companies
Cathay-Keris Films Pte Ltd
Director
L. Krishnan
Description
Facing the objections of a stubborn mother, star-crossed lovers Hassan and Lai Lai struggle to come to terms with the difficulties of separation in a time of a new multicultural Malaya. Believed to be one of the earliest Malayan film featuring an interracial romance between a Malay man and a Chinese woman, this film was deemed controversial for its time for being culturally and religiously insensitive.