Bukak Api (2000)
Bukak Api was made to heighten HIV/AIDS awareness amongst the sex-worker community in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, portraying the subculture as honestly as possible. The film was a community effort which brought together various agencies, residents, brothel owners, sex-workers, film students and production houses in support of the need for community-friendly information. It is an example of Pink Triangle Malaysia's working approach of community development for HIV/AIDS education, support and care. Bukak Api or "to open fire" is street lingo among sex-workers to mean "to have sex with a client".
- Date of release
- 2000-11-22
- TMDB
- 4.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Director
- Osman Ali
Casting
- Mislina Mustaffa — Murni
Interesting facts
Bukak Api is a 2000 documentary about Malaysian mak nyahs, or trans women, directed by Osman Ali. It was intended to educate people about the mak nyahs.
Background
Ali was not a known film director in Malaysia at the time of the film's creation .
Malaysian sex workers use the words "bukak api" to refer to a sexual act; the words literally mean "to open fire".
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