Malaysian director upset award-winning film available on pirate websites


By C.ARUNO

AFTER bagging one film award after another for his film, Story of Southern Islet, Malaysian director Chong Keat Aun was struck by a piece of devastating news - that his film was being pirated in China, reports China Press.

"It's a sad day indeed," he said recently after receiving news from friends in China that the international version of his film was made widely available on pirate websites.

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