Yasmine

Yasmine

2/11/2014 1h 49m 6.8/10

Overview

Yasmine, a high school student from Brunei, fed up with studying and her strict father, decides to learn silat, a martial art practiced in Southeast Asia, after a boy displays his own knowledge of silat in order to impress her.

Director

Chan Man-Ching

Top Billed Cast

Roy Sungkono

Roy Sungkono

Ali

Agus Kuncoro

Agus Kuncoro

Jamal

Reza Rahadian

Reza Rahadian

Fahri / Yasmine's Father

Dwi Sasono

Dwi Sasono

Tong Lung

Liyana Yus

Liyana Yus

Yasmine

Nadiah Wahid

Nadiah Wahid

Nadia

Reviews

r96sk

3/16/2023

7/10

Clichés aplenty, though <em>'Yasmine'</em> is a good film. The run time could've been shaved a bit and the characters could've been written better, but taking everything into account I'd say this is a positive 2014 release from Brunei; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/brunei-trailblazing-first-commercial-film-yasmine-silat#:~:text=Brunei%27s%20first%20ever%20commercial%20feature%20film" rel="nofollow">reportedly</a> the first ever commercial feature film from the Southeast Asian country. The cast aren't anything overly noteworthy, though Liyana Yus makes for a good enough lead; her (titular) character is a little hit-and-miss in terms of how she acts, though that's on the filmmakers rather than Liyana. The rest of the cast, spearheaded by Reza Rahadian, are solid. Nothing perfect, naturally, but I enjoyed watching it.

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