One Two Jaga

One Two Jaga (also known internationally as Crossroads: One Two Jaga) is a 2018 Malaysian Malay-language action crime film directed by Nam Ron and co-produced by Jazzy Pictures, KL POST, and Pixel Play. It stars Zahiril Adzim, Amerul Affendi, Ario Bayu, Asmara Abigail, Bront Palarae, and Azman Hassan. The film was released on 6 September 2018.[1] One Two Jaga is the third film directed by Nam Ron. The uncensored version of the film was released worldwide on Netflix on 1 December 2018 as an original film.

Crossroads: One, Two, Jaga
Directed byNamron
Written by
  • Ayam Fared
  • Pitt Hanif
  • Nam Ron
  • Amri Rohayat
  • Muhammad Syafiq
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHelmi Yusof
Edited byRazaisyam Rashid
Production
companies
Jazzy Pictures
KL POST Sdn Bhd
Pixel Play
Release dates
Running time
125 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguagesMalay
English
Indonesian

Plot

The film portrays the lives of corrupt cops working for the Royal Malaysia Police who take bribes from small business owners and get caught in criminal activity.

Cast
  • Zahiril Adzim as Hussein
  • Ario Bayu as Sugiman
  • Rosdeen Suboh as Hassan
  • Asmara Abigail as Sumiyati
  • Amerul Affendi as Adi
  • Chew Kin Wah as James
  • Timothy Castillo as Rico
  • Iedil Putra as Marzuki
  • Along Eyzendy as Zul
  • Azman Hassan as Pak Sarip
  • Namron as Dato'
  • Izuan Fitri as Joko
  • Alif Aiman as Afiq
  • Vanida Imran as Rozita
  • Anne James as Headmistress
  • Sabri Yunus as Seller
  • Bront Palarae as Investigating Officer
  • Rahhim Omar as Police Station Chief
  • Sahronizam Noor as Immigration Officer
  • Farah Ahmad as Investigating Officer
  • Han Zalini as Immigrant

Production

One Two Jaga first appeared when the movie concept trailer was released on YouTube in 2014.[2] The film was directed by Ron who previously directed Gedebe (2013) and Psiko: Pencuri Hati (2013). Ron wrote the script with Ayam Fared, Pitt Hanif, Amri Rohayat, and Muhammad Syafiq. Bront Palarae and his wife, Rozi Isma, served as producers for Pixel Play.[3]

Ron chose to highlight bribery as the main subject of the film. 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 rejected twice by former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar before it got the green light to be filmed.[5]

Reception

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One Two Jaga was initially planned to be screened at various foreign film festivals. However, the producer decided that the film should also be screened at Malaysian cinemas. The film was officially released on 6 September 2018.[6]

The first screening of One Two Jaga was on opening night of the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy on 29 April 2018.[7][8][9] On 29 June 2018, One Two Jaga represented Malaysia at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival in New York.[10] One Two Jaga was a commercial failure and Ron later expressed his disappointment on Twitter about the reaction to the film.[11][12]

Critical reviews

Shazryn Mohd Faizal from mStar Online described One Two Jaga as "a precious work of Nam Ron and his colleagues ... 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 Jaga worth honored and respected."[13]

Novel adaptation

The film was adapted into a 283-page novel of the same name by Sahidzan Salleh. The novel was published by Buku FIXI and released in May 2018.[14]

Awards

One Two Jaga bagged 6awards including Best Film at the 30th Malaysia Film Festival (FFM30).[15] The film also won two out of five nominations at the 2019 ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA).[16][17]

Year Award Category Results
2019 ASEAN International Film Festival And Awards (AIFFA) Best Director Won
Best Supporting Actor Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Nominated
Anugerah MeleTOP Era (AME) MeleTOP Film Nominated
MeleTOP Film Star Nominated
Festival Filem Malaysia 30th Best Film Won
Best Director Won
Best Actor Won
Best Screenplay Won
Best Original Story Won
Best Poster Won
Best Editor Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Best Child Actor Nominated
2018 17th New York Asian Film Festival Best Film (Tiger Uncaged Award) Nominated
Five Flavours Film Festival Best Film (New Asian Cinema) Nominated

References
  1. Mohd Al-Qayum Azizi (21 July 2016). Bront Palarae Teruskan Penggambaran 'One Two Jaga' Selepas Dua Tahun Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine mStar Online. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "Sparks Of Hope Light Up The Dark – One Two Jaga". MGGA. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. Kemalia Othman (31 August 2018). "Singkap gejala rasuah 'One Two Jaga' tidak jatuhkan imej polis". mStar Online. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. Bibi Nurshuhada Ramli (5 October 2017). "Screenplay history with 'One Two Jaga'". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. Angelin Yeoh (13 April 2018). "Malaysian movie 'One Two Jaga' to open film fest in Italy". Star2. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. "One Two Jaga ditayangkan di Itali". Kosmo!. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 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. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 8 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. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  13. Shazryn Mohd Faizal (13 September 2018). "'One Two Jaga' sebuah karya mahal Nam Ron dan rakan-rakan". mStar Online. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  15. "'Crossroads: One Two Jaga' wins best film award at FFM30". Malay Mail. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  16. "AIFFA 2019 Opening Night reveals five nominees for each of the nine categories". Dayakdaily.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  17. "Malaysia's 'One Two Jaga' scoops two major trophies at AIFFA 2019 | New Straits Times". Nst.com.my. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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