Hanyut, made six years ago, will finally be released in Malaysia

Hanyut, a film by U-Wei Saari, began production in 2010.

Actor Adi Putra didn’t know that he had big shoes to fill when he accepted the part for Dain Maroola in Hanyut. The film directed by U-Wei Saari is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s book Almayer’s Folly.

U-Wei, 62, spent a decade developing the film before going into production in 2010. Set in the 19th century, Adi’s character is an aristocrat who promised to help Almayer – a desperate Dutch trader – find gold in Malaya. Along the way, he falls in love with Nina, Almayer’s half-Malay daughter (played by Diana Danielle).