PASKAL 2018

LASITHA DILSHAN@ May 01, 2019

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An elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy embarks on a mission to rescue a tanker that was taken over by Somalian pirates.

Initial release: September 27, 2018 (Malaysia)

Director: Cheng Kin-Kwok

Box office: RM 30 million

Budget: RM 10 million

Produced by: Asia Tropical Film; Golden Screen Cinemas; Multimedia Entertainment; Granatum Ventures; Astro Shaw

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PASKAL: The Movie is a 2018 Malaysian military action film directed by Adrian Teh and produced by Asia Tropical Films and Golden Screen Cinemas. It stars Hairul Azreen, Jasmine Suraya Chin, and Tiger Chen Hu. It was inspired by the elite Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) force named PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut). With a budget of 10 million RM (2.4 million USD), PASKAL: The Movie is the most expensive Malaysian film ever made.^[1]

PASKAL: The Movie
Directed by	Adrian Teh
Produced by	Asia Tropical Film Golden Screen Cinemas Multimedia Entertainment Granatum Ventures Astro Shaw
Screenplay by	Adrian Teh Kean Kok Anwari Ashraf
Story by	Adrian Teh Kean Kok Keoh Chee Ang Frank See
Starring	Hairul Azreen Ammar Alfian Henley Hii
Cinematography	Yong Choon Lin
Edited by	Monster Than Moray Toon
Distributed by	GSC Movies(Malaysia) Netflix(International)
Release date	27 September 2018
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Language	Malay Angolan English
Budget	RM 10 million^[1]
Box office	RM 30 million^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The movie was filmed in Kuala Lumpurfrom March to May 2018; its official premiere was on September 27, 2018.^[6]^[7] Although the movie received mixed critical reviews, it netted an overall profit of almost RM 30 million,^[8]making it one of the highest-grossing local films in Malaysia, following Munafik 2 and Ghost of Limrah 3.^[9]^[10] In December 2018, PASKAL was listed by the local Malaysian newspaper Harian Metro as among the top 10 local films in Malaysian history.^[11]