Emperor
A murder mystery wrapped in a fast paced Asian triad thriller. PAL version also available.
NTSC version.
For the PAL version go to: http://www.indieflix.com/Films/EmperorPALVersion
Based on the novel, EMPEROR is a murder mystery wrapped in an Asian crime thriller.
Poh Sin, Victor and Felix grew up in the shadow of a major Malaysian crime figure. Their lives get complicated as a series of events suck Poh Sin and Victor deep into the triad world while they struggle to protect Felix from a similar fate. A triad war erupts with Hong Kong gangs over lucrative international human trafficking contracts, while personal ambitions take their own toll. The Malaysian police hound Victor over an alleged string of sex crimes and matters spiral out of control.
- Directed by Juliane Block
- Written by Braham Singh
- Produced by Juliane Block & Adrian Lai
- Running Time 96 min
- Release Date 2008
- Content Rating Intended Audience: mature
- Website Emperor
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Written by Braham Singh
Produced by Juliane Block & Adrian Lai
Cast Sam Yap:
Adrian Lai:
Alfred Loh:
Wong Meng Kitt:
Cheryl Lee:
Sean Yap:
Nina Sharil Khan:
Vicky Balasundran:
JD Menon:
Aleko Oneg:
Hoong Bee Lim:
Yuri Wong:
Aliff Zulkifli:
Emperor is penned by an Indian, based on ancient Chinese history, directed by a German, produced by a Malaysian and has a cast made up of every major ethnic group in South East Asia.
The big challenge therefore was language, or rather the reconciliation of multiple languages. In dealing with the multilingual smorgasbord of English, German, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Malay and Tamil, we paid careful attention to retain meaning that could have been lost in translation, without compromising on the authenticity of their deliveries. (This is going to take some getting used to by international audiences but English subtitles help.)
