Hanyut

Hanyut (2014)

L'histoire d'Almayer, un commerçant néerlandais luttant pour survivre en Malaisie au tournant du 19e siècle. Son rêve de trouver une montagne d'or mythique est remis en question par sa femme intrigante, les autorités coloniales, les machinations politiques du chef local et des commerçants arabes, et l'amour de sa fille pour un prince malais combattant la liberté.

Date de sortie
2014-11-06
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Durée
1 h 56 min
Genres
Drame
Réalisateur
U-Wei Haji Saari

Distribution

Anecdotes

  • Adapté de : La Folie Almayer

Hanyut (Drifting) is a Malaysian adventure drama film written and directed by U-Wei Haji Saari based upon Joseph Conrad's 1895 novel, Almayer's Folly.

Production

The film was shot on location in Kuala Lipis and Pekan, Malaysia.

Hanyut is a story about a cosmopolitan society living and working together along a riverbank somewhere in Malaysia. It attracted many sea travellers seeking opportunity and rewards.

It gives us a window into the Malay society in Malaysia in the late 19th century: A highly competitive mix of indigenous Malays, tribal aborigines, Europeans, Arabs, Indians and Chinese living and working together.

Although the book starts out as though it is from the perspective of the European protagonist, the narrative is dynamic. By the end of the story the protagonist (and the audience) discover the understanding of his own insignificance.

In the beginning of the story Almayer appears to be at the centre of society, but in the end we see that he is very much peripheral and alienated, and that the real cultural, political and economic life of the community is located elsewhere and involves other people besides himself.

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