One Two Jaga

Crossroads: One, Two, Jaga
Directed by Nam Ron
Produced by
  • Rozi Izma Abdul Karim
  • Bront Palarae
  • Razaisyam Rashid (executive)
  • Helmi Yusof (executive)
  • Rahmat Adam (executive)
  • Ario Bayu (executive)
  • Naeim Ghalili (executive)
  • Joanne Goh (executive)
  • Abd Samad Hassan (executive)
Written by
  • Ayam Fared
  • Pitt Hanif
  • Nam Ron
  • Amri Rohayat
  • Muhammad Syafiq
Starring
Cinematography Helmi Yusof
Edited by Razaisyam Rashid
Production
company
Jazzy Pictures
KL POST Sdn Bhd
Pixel Play
Release date
 20 April 2018 (International)
6 September 2018 (Malaysia)
Running time
 125 minit
Country Malaysia
Language Bahasa Melayu
English
Bahasa Indonesia

One, Two, Jaga (also known internationally as Crossroads: One, Two, Jaga) is a 2018 Malaysian crime action film directed by Nam Ron and co-produced by Jazzy Pictures, KL POST and Pixel Play. It is starring Zahiril Adzim, Sofia Jane, Zaidi Omar, Amerul Affendi, Ario Bayu, Asmara Abigail, Bront Palarae, and Azman Hassan. The film was released on September 6, 2018.[1] One Two Jaga was the second film directed by Namron.

Plot

It is about the story behind the uniformed body of the Royal Malaysia Police, which shows the dark side of a handful of members who are willing to betray the trust by taking bribes and getting caught in criminal activity.

Cast

Production

One Two Jaga first appeared when the movie concept trailer was released on YouTube in 2014.[2] It was directed by Namron who previously directed PSIKO:Pencuri Hati (2013). He also wrote a script with Aymar Fared, Pitt Hanif, Amri Rohayat and Muhammad Syafiq. Bront Palarae and his wife, Rozi Isma served as a publisher for Pixel Play.[3]

For the film, Namron highlighted the bribe's issue as the main subject. The cast is made up of actors from Malaysia and Indonesia, including Sofia Jane, Zaidi Omar, Amerul Affendi, Ario Bayu and Asmara Abigail.[4] The film script was once rejected twice by former Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar before being reworked.[5]

Reception

Show

One Two Jaga is initially planned to be aired only at various foreign film festivals. However, the publisher decided that the film should also be screened at Malaysian cinema. The film received official release date, which was September 6, 2018.[6]

The film has been featured for the first time on the opening night of the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy on April 20, 2018.[7][8][9] On June 29, 2018, One Two Jaga represented Malaysia at the 17th New York Film Festival in New York, United States.[10] One Two Jaga is a commercial failure, Namron later expressed his disappointment on the Twitter site when he saw the film's position less feverish.[11][12]

Critical reviews

Shazryn Mohd Faizal of mStar Online described One Two Jaga as "a precious work of Nam Ron and his colleagues", he said: "Although One, Two, Jaga is certainly not able to record tens of millions of dollars but aesthetics, exclusives and souls which is precious is what makes One Two Care worth honored and respected. "[13]

Novel adaptation

A novel adapted by this film, with 283 pages also using the same title, was written by Sahidzan Salleh and published by Buku FIXI and released in May 2018.[14]

Award

One, Two, Jaga was selected as one of the seven Asian films competing for the Best Fiction Film category at the 2018 17th-century New York Film Festival.

Year Award Work Category Results
2018 New York Film Film Festival 2018 One Two Jaga Best Film (Tiger Uncaged Award) Nominated

Reference

  1. ↑ Mohd Al-Qayum Azizi (21 July 2016). Bront Palarae Teruskan Penggambaran 'One Two Jaga' Selepas Dua Tahun mStar Online. Dicapai pada 27 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sparks Of Hope Light Up The Dark – One Two Jaga". MGGA. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Kemalia Othman (31 August 2018). "Singkap gejala rasuah 'One Two Jaga' tidak jatuhkan imej polis". mStar Online. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ario Bayu Akan Beradu Akting Dengan Dua Aktor Malaysia Yang Telah Beberapa Kali Bermain Di Film Indonesia". Wowkeren. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Bibi Nurshuhada Ramli (5 October 2017). "Screenplay history with 'One Two Jaga'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Zim Ahmadi (6 March 2018). "One, Two, Jaga: Nam Ron's gritty film about foreign labourers is coming out this year!". The Daily Seni. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Angelin Yeoh (13 April 2018). "Malaysian movie 'One Two Jaga' to open film fest in Italy". Star2. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Dennis Chua (14 April 2018). "#Showbiz: Namron thrilled his directorial work One Two Jaga will open film fest in Italy". New Straits Times. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "One Two Jaga ditayangkan di Itali". Kosmo!. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Dennis Chua (20 June 2018). "#Showbiz: Namron's 'One Two Jaga' is off to New York". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "'Tak Apalah Lepas Ni I Buat Filem Porn Pula ' – Namron Kecewa One Two Jaga Kurang Sambutan?". Oh Bulan!. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Kohilah Sekaran (7 September 2018). "'Baik aku buat filem lucah lepas ini' - Pengarah filem One Two Jaga". Astro Awani. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Shazryn Mohd Faizal (13 September 2018). "'One Two Jaga' sebuah karya mahal Nam Ron dan rakan-rakan". mStar Online. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  14. ↑ Zim Ahmadi (6 March 2018). "One, Two, Jaga: Nam Ron's gritty film about foreign labourers is coming out this year!". The Daily Seni. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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