U-Wei Haji Saari

U-Wei Haji Saari
Born
Zuhir bin Hj Saari

(1954-05-13) 13 May 1954 (age 70)
Bentong, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Occupation(s)film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1993 - present

U-Wei Haji Saari is a Malaysian film director. He first gained international attention with The Arsonist (more known by its Malay name Kaki Bakar), the first Malaysian film to enter the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.[1]

  1. ^ "Recently there was a screening of the first Malaysian movie to make Cannes". The Daily Seni. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.