Jagat

An Ignored Chapter of Malaysian Indians

6.6

5 votes

2015

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

Overview

Set in the early 1990’s, a critical period in Malaysian Indian history, the story subtly underlines the plight of the Indian Malaysians. Forsaken by the estate owners who had employed them for generations and systematically marginalized, they are forced to move to the cities and survive under harsh circumstances. Left out of the nation’s urbanization and development plans, many live in squatters and work at minimum wage jobs…

Directed by Shanjhey Kumar Perumal