Lights, combat, action! The Malaysian armed forces in films over the years

'Paskal The Movie' is currently playing at cinemas nationwide. Photo: GSC Movies

Paskal The Movie isn’t the first movie to feature the country’s military, although it is the first to highlight Paskal (Pasukan Khas Laut), an elite force of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Movies about armed forces go back as far as Tan Sri P. Ramlee’s Sarjan Hassan (1958), a film centring on a patriot standing against the Japanese during its occupation of Malaya.