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We’ll believe it when we see it: Kuman Pictures casts doubt on Pendatang screening in schools

Kuman Pictures, the production house that released Malaysia’s first-ever crowdfunded movie Pendatang, appears to have downplayed the possibility of screening the movie in schools.  

Screen Pendatang in schools, says Finas chairman

National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) chairman Datuk Kamil Othman has proposed that the film Pendatang be screened in schools as an educational tool to foster understanding of race relations in the country.

Pendatang pride: nation’s first crowdfunded film surpasses 270,000 views, dodges censorship board

According to Kuman Pictures, the movie's production house, the film achieved 250,000 views within the first 55 hours of being available on the video-sharing site. 

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