The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines
| The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa |
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| Directed by | Yusry Abdul Halim |
| Produced by | Norman Abdul Halim Edry Abdul Halim Johan Lucas Amaludin Syukri |
| Written by | Yusry Abdul Halim Amir Hafizi |
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Stephen Rahman Hughes Jing Lusi Gavin Stenhouse Khir Rahman Craig Robert Fong |
| Music by | Edry Abdul Halim |
| Cinematography | Mohd. Nor |
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Malaysia: KRU Studios International: Epic Pictures |
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110 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay English Mandarin |
| Budget | US$2.2 million |
| Box office | US$1.9 million |
The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines (aka Clash of Empires: The Battle for Asia in the United Kingdom) is a 2011 Malaysian epic action film loosely based on the 16th century document Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa, which is also its title as released in Malaysia (Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa). The film is directed, co-written, and co-produced by Yusry Abdul Halim. Narrating the early history of the state of Kedah, it stars Stephen Rahman Hughes as Merong Mahawangsa, who escorts Prince Marcus Carprenius of the Roman Empire to Langkasuka to marry Princess Meng Li Hua from the Han Dynasty of China, thus uniting the two powers of East and West. The film was produced and distributed by KRU Studios.
This film was shown for the first time during a royal audience with the Sultan of Kedah, Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and his family on 25 February 2011. It was released to Malaysian cinemas nationwide beginning on 10 March 2011. The film won eight out of its 13 nominations in the 24th Malaysia Film Festival in the same year, including the category for Best Film.
The story begins with a mysterious man writing about the history of an old Malay kingdom so that people would not forget the history of the early Malay heroes. In the year 120 AD, the powerful Roman Empire, under the reign of Hadrian, had expanded its rule to the Central Asian countries. During their time of expanding, the great Roman Empire agreed to create an alliance with the Han Dynasty by marrying their two prince and princess, thus uniting the two powers of East and West. However, the Roman prince, Marcus Carprenius (Gavin Stenhouse), did not agree with the decision. Instead, he wants to be free and not be controlled by politics. The Han princess, Meng Li Hua (Jing Lusi), also wants to be free instead being a pawn in a political game.
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