Biopic on Anwar Ibrahim in the making with Farid Kamil portraying Malaysia's 10th PM


Farid Kamil (front) speaks about his experience playing Anwar Ibrahim (left) in a new biopic. The actor says he met up with the Pakatan Harapan leader twice in preparation for the role. Photo: Farid Kamil/Instagram

Actor Farid Kamil says he took on a huge challenge playing the role of Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The biopic titled Jalan Masih Panjang – a joint production between Malaysia and Indonesia – is slated for release next year.

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