Dukun (film)

Dukun
Dukun
Directed by	Dain Said
Screenplay by	Al Jafree Md Yusop, Huzir Sulaiman
Produced by	Dominique Hee
Starring	Umie Aida; Faizal Hussein; Elyana; Bront Palarae; Adlin Aman Ramlie; Ramli Hassan; Nam Ron; Hasnul Rahmat; Soffi Jikan; Chew Kin Wah;
Cinematography	Yuk Hoy Cheong
Music by	Luka Kuncevic
Distributed by	Astro Shaw; Columbia Pictures (Past 2006)
Release dates	April 5, 2018; (Malaysia) ; August 8, 2018; (Indonesia)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Language	Malay
Budget	MYR 2.8 million
Box office	MYR 10 million

Dukun (English: Shaman) is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language legal horror-thriller film filmed in 2006. The film is loosely based on the true story of the gruesome murder of a Malaysian politician at the time, Datuk Mazlan Idris, by Mona Fandey, a once mildly popular Malaysian singer-turned-witch doctor convicted in 1993. The film was originally slated to be released in 2007 but it was postponed and no official statements was given, due to the adaption of a true high-profile murder case and the controversial nature of the film.^[3] Mona Fandey's family herself had voiced their dissatisfaction over the content and basis of the film after announcement of the film release. The producers have since claimed that the film was loosely based on those true events themselves.^[4]

The film regained significant attention 12 years later when news got around of its leak footage of the movie resurfaced online drawing stern attention from FINAS, the police and Astro Shaw.^[5] After much contemplating on part of Astro Shaw, it was decided and announced that the film will be released nationwide on 5 April 2018, after more than 10 years of finished production.

^ "Dukun". IMDB.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ Chua, Dennis (26 April 2018). "#Showbiz: 'Dukun' hits RM10mil mark at the box office". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Will Dukun ever charm viewers?" Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, TheStar, 3 June 2007.
^ "FEATURE: Resurrecting Mona Fandey". Malay Mail. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007..
^ Chua, Dennis (7 February 2018). "(Showbiz) Finas sees red over 'Dukun' leak". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[1] "Dukun". IMDB.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[2] Chua, Dennis (26 April 2018). "#Showbiz: 'Dukun' hits RM10mil mark at the box office". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[3] "Will Dukun ever charm viewers?" Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, TheStar, 3 June 2007.

[mmail-4] "FEATURE: Resurrecting Mona Fandey". Malay Mail. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007..

[5] Chua, Dennis (7 February 2018). "(Showbiz) Finas sees red over 'Dukun' leak". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

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