16 November 2022, Kuala Lumpur - The gala screening of Malaysian action film, ‘Barbarian
Invasion’ was held successfully in MBO Cinema Atria Mall last night.
The guests attended the gala screening included producer Woo Ming Jin, director Tan Chui Mui,
actors Pete Teo, Mano Maniam, Nik Hadiff Dani, Zhiny Ooi, Wai Hoong, Clarence Chua and
Aaron Chung.
Caption: Post-screening interview session with the casts and crews.
(From Right: Zhiny Ooi, Woo Ming Jin, Tan Chui Mui, Pete Teo, Mano Maniam, Wai Hoong)
‘Barbarian Invasion (Malay title: Belenggu)’ is the third feature film directed by Malaysian
award-winning director Tan Chui Mui. Tan’s journey to self-discovery unravels as the
actor/director undergoes extensive training in martial arts and performs all of her stunts
herself.
During the interview, Tan said, “The producer sent me to Phillipines Cebu and Thailand for
training before the shoot. In 2019, I learned Brazilian JiuJitsu for the film, and I am still
practising it now almost every day.”
During the gala screening, Tan also showcased the performance of Eksrima and Brazilian
Jiujitsu, which is one of the martial arts inside the movie.
The main cast, Pete Teo and Tan are friends for more than 20 years. When Tan asked him to play
the ‘Director’ role inside the film without a page of script written yet, he immediately agreed,.
He said, “I think the character I played inside the film, was actually playing and reflecting the
character of Tan Chui Mui in real life.”
Caption: Pete Teo (middle) has acted in a lot of Tan Chui Mui’s short films before.
Mano Maniam, who plays a monk in the film, is actually Tan’s teacher in a theatrical class
before. He praised Tan for her acting in this film.
The Gala Screening also invited the film industry practitioners to attend, including
producer-director Suhaimi Baba, director Zulkarnain Azhar, Tunku Mona Riza, producer David
Teo and so on.
Suhaimi Baba said, “It is a beautiful and great film, I really love the action scene. It is quite cute
using the reference of “Bourne Identity”, I am gonna see the film again, because it is like Tan’s
real life performance in the movie.”
Caption: Producer-Director Suhaimi Baba (Right) attended the Gala Screening.
Producer Haris Sulong said, “I think it's a very interesting film, it showcases a lot of martial arts.
It got a slight humour, very interesting and well-crafted. It is a clever film, you move from reality
into film set seamlessly and also showcases a lot of personal perseverance, it is a powerful
message to set across. I really enjoy it.”
Caption: (From Right) Japanese Actress Yukino Kishii, Pete Teo, and Tan Chui Mui.
‘Barbarian Invasion’ will be shown in more than 30 Malaysia’s cinemas from next Thursday, 24
November. The movie tickets are on sale now. You can invite friends to support this local film by
purchasing movie vouchers through WeTix.