Malaysian film 'Geran' wins award at 2020 New York Asian Film Festival


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The movie revolves around a martial arts family having to defend its land. Photo: Layar Pictures

Martial arts action movie Geran, produced by Layar Pictures and Tree of Hopes Productions, has been named the recipient of the Daniel A. Craft Award at the 19th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) for excellence in action cinema.

EasternKicks.com, which is also the official media of NYAFF, reported that the victory meant Geran director Areel Abu Bakar and action choreographer Azlan Komeng joined the ranks of Dante Lam for Operation Red Sea, Yue Song (The Bodyguard) and Jung Byung-gil (The Villainess), who had previously won the action film excellence award.

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