| PASKAL: The Movie | |
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| Directed by | Adrian Teh |
| Screenplay by | Anwari Ashraf |
| Story by | Adrian Teh Keoh Chee Ang Frank See |
| Produced by | Keoh Chee Ang Frank See |
| Starring | Hairul Azreen Ammar Alfian Henley Hii |
| Cinematography | Yong Choon Lin |
| Edited by | Monster Than Moray Toon |
| Music by | Jackey Yow |
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| Distributed by | GSC Movies (Malaysia) Netflix |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Languages | Malay English Mandarin Somali Portuguese |
| Budget | MYR 10 million[1] |
| Box office | MYR 31.2 million |
PASKAL: The Movie is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language military action film directed by Adrian Teh and produced by Asia Tropical Films. It stars Hairul Azreen, Jasmine Suraya Chin, and Tiger Chen. It was inspired by the elite Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) force named PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut). With a budget of RM10 million (US$2.4 million), PASKAL: The Movie is one of the most expensive Malaysian film ever made.[1]
Filming began in Kuala Lumpur from March to May 2018; its official premiere was on 27 September 2018.[2][3] The film received positive critical reviews and it netted an overall profit of more than RM30 million across Malaysia and Singapore,[4] making it one of the highest-grossing local films in Malaysia, following Munafik 2 and Hantu Kak Limah.[5][6] In December 2018, PASKAL was listed by the local Malaysian newspaper Harian Metro as among the top 10 local films in Malaysian history.[7]
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