Malaysian stuntwoman Fiza Fukazawa is kicking down sterotypes


Fiza's body of work includes US series 'Strike Back' and local blockbusters 'Polis Evo 2' and 'Tombiruo: Penunggu Rimba'. Photos: YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

“Oh you can do stunts?”; “We’ve never had a woman do stunts.”; “Can a woman really do it?”

Those were among the comments Nurul Hafiza Mohd Sakri was greeted with on her first day on the job as a stuntwoman.

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