Munafik | |
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Directed by | Syamsul Yusof |
Screenplay by | Syamsul Yusof |
Story by | Syamsul Yusof |
Produced by | Datuk Yusof Haslam |
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Cinematography | Rahimi Mahidin |
Edited by | Syamsul Yusof |
Production company | Skop Productions |
Distributed by | Skop Productions (Malaysia) MD Pictures (Indonesia) |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Malaysia |
Language | Malay |
Budget | RM 2 million[1] |
Box office | RM 19 million[2] |
Munafik (English: Hypocrite) is a 2016 Malaysian Malay-language supernatural horror film directed by Syamsul Yusof. It was his ninth film as well as his second horror film after Khurafat (2011) and also the first film in a planned Munafik trilogy. It stars Syamsul himself, Fizz Fairuz, Pekin Ibrahim and Nabila Huda. The film depicts Adam, a Muslim medical practitioner who is unable to continue with his job and accept the reality of his wife's death. After he meets Maria, unsettling things start to happen.
The film was released on February 25, 2016, in Malaysia and October 5, 2016, in Indonesia. It received positive reviews from film critics and has grossed RM17.04 million nationwide, making Munafik the best-selling Malaysian film of 2016.[3] The film garnered nine nominations at the 2016 Malaysian Film Festival and won five, including Best National Language Film and Best Director.[4] Its sequel, Munafik 2, was released on August 30, 2018.[5][6]