Absent without Leave

Synopsis

They sacrificed their lives fighting for the independence of their country, but their stories remain untold for 60 years. The story begins with a man’s portrait, which has been hanging for more than 30 years in an old wooden house where I was born and grew up in Perak, Malaysia. It’s long become a taboo that my families do not talk about this man, not even to bring up his name or his past. Eventually I found out he is my grandfather, who sacrificed his life fighting for Malaysia’s independence and decolonisation, but his and his comrades’ stories are excluded from history. This documentary set out to unveil the mysteries.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kek-huat Lau
Editing	Editor	Kek-huat Lau Liao Ching-Sung
Camera	Director of Photography	Kek-huat Lau
Department	Role	Name

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