The Arsonist involves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy's coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well aware of the social inequalities that allow his exploitation. Kakang counteracts by torching the property of those who slight him, leaving Kesuma simultaneously proud, fearful and ashamed. A clash of wills is all but inevitable. The film climaxes in a poignant conflagration, literal and metaphorical.


The Arsonist (2001)
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Khalid Salleh
Kakang

Bell Ngasri
Kesuma

Kuswadinata
Tok Empat
AI
Anuar Idris
Mustapha

Azizah Mahzan
Isteri Kakang
JAK
Jamaluddin Abd Kadir
Tuan Kassim