Adiwiraku is a film based on a real-life hero – a teacher in Kedah

Adiwiraku is inspired by the dedication of a real teacher in Kedah towards her students. Photos: Sol Pictures

If there is one thing that director Eric Ong hopes for the audience to take away after watching Adiwiraku, it is this: “The story talks about how you shouldn’t hope for superheroes to come and save you; you shouldn’t look at other people to make a change. It has to start with you – you are the superhero. Instead of complaining, you have to take action.”

Adiwiraku, which opens in Malaysia on March 9, is based on a true story of a determined teacher named Cheryl Ann Fernando, stationed at SMK Pinang Tunggal in Sungai Petani, Kedah, who found a way to teach her students to speak and write in English.