

In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

Othman

Thom

Lum
Omar

Ahmad

Alia

Omar (50s)

Jamil

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In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

Othman

Thom

Lum
Omar

Ahmad

Alia

Omar (50s)

Jamil

Movie / 1980

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2016

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2010

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2023

Movie / 2017

Movie / 2017

Movie / 2019

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Movie / 2016

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2009

Movie / 1978