United colours of Malaysian cinema

By Johan Jaaffar

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OLA Bola proves that multiculturalism sells. People actually watch a film with a multi-racial theme.

There is a crying need for truly “Malaysian” films. Popular culture transcends race. If all else fails to unite us, hopefully popular culture will. Our people are drifting apart like never before. Politics, religion, language – supposedly vehicles to unite us – are in fact dividing us.

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Johan Jaaffar

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