KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — Fans of the late legendary actress and singer Adibah Noor can catch her final acting performance in new local film Eraser.
The film directed by Mark Lee See Teck will debut tomorrow (June 1) on Prime Video across South-east Asia. It can be seen as a parting gift from the talented actress who passed away on June 18, 2022 due to cancer.
Adibah will be playing the wife of a tombstone maker Azman (played by Nam Ron) as well as the mother of Ahmad (played by up-and-coming actor Dhiya Ariffin).
The film tells the story of Ahmad and his family who give shelter to a mother and daughter, Ah Yoke (Angela Chan) and Xiao Li (Alyssa Lee) who come from an abusive family.
According to Lee via a press statement, Eraser follows the journey of how a ruined family survives through the unconditional love from a family of different cultural beliefs.
The movie also points out that love will always prevail through respect and humane actions between individuals.
“(The film) uses a Malaysian flag eraser to depict the social conditions between races.
“The metaphor represents the country via the eraser and if the friction persists, the country will diminish and one day be gone,” he said, adding that the fundamental part of love is to respect one another.
Mark also revealed that Eraser was initially a three-minute short film which was turned into a full feature film, which proved to be one of the biggest challenges for him.
According to its producer Mandy Yap, the film was shot during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic which included them having to stop shooting mid-production and adhering to strict SOPs.
They also had to shoot the film with smaller crews of around 50 people during the pandemic.
“We made it with no delays and we didn’t drop anything.
“I would say that it is sheer luck because we shot for 20 days and nothing happened.
“In the midst of difficulty, always lies opportunity,” Yap said.
