KAREN
Following Karen, a Malaysian teenage boy of Indian origin, this film documents his youth in a period of six years.Through Karen, we explore the hardship his people have endured and the eventual breakdown of his family both caused by the racial discrimination and education inequality in Malaysia.
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Following Karen, a Malaysian teenage boy of Indian origin, this film documents his youth in a period of six years. Through Karen, we explore the hardship his people have endured and the eventual breakdown of his family both caused by the racial discrimination and education inequality in Malaysia.
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- Release date
- Nov 9, 2022
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
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- Language
- English, Malay
- Country
- Taiwan
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