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                                                 WANT HELP WITH WHAT TO
                                                 WATCH THIS MONTH?
                                                 FILMMAKER AND DIRECTOR
                                                 KAM RASLAN MAKES THE CASE
                                                 FOR THESE MOVIES.
 goingplacesmagazine.com | 104 | December 2019

                                                                                                                                                          SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
                                                                                                                                                        ICYMI, or in case you missed it. That is what
                                                                                                    PASKAL: THE MOVIE                                   makes a great in-flight movie. It’s the thrill
                                                                                                  One thing is for sure, Malaysian hearts will          of finding that film you wanted to see but
                                                   AD ASTRA                                       race when watching PASKAL. Don’t try to fight         missed, and discovering it’s an overlooked
                                                 How did anybody think up the idea for            it, it can’t be helped. It’s nice to feel patriotic   gem. And Solo: A Star Wars Story is the perfect
                                                 Ad Astra? It’s a beautifully imagined and        when watching a movie. Inspired by a true             in-flight movie because not enough people
                                                 thoughtful exploration of the space between      story and by the Royal Malaysian Navy’s elite         went to see it at the cinema, and I don’t know
                                                 a son with a very distant father. I mean very    special forces unit called Pasukan Khas Laut,         why because it is a really good film.
                                                 distant. Like the space between Earth and        or PASKAL, the movie charts the lead-up to a
                                                 the planet Neptune. Set in the near future,      rescue mission on an oil rig. It is thrilling.        IDK, or I don’t know. I don’t know what
                                                 Brad Pitt is a fairly low-ranking astronaut                                                            makes Ron Howard a great director, but
                                                 who might be the only key to stopping            With a budget of RM10 million (USD2.4                 alongside Steven Spielberg, he is one of the
                                                 violent solar flares that are threatening all    million), PASKAL is one of the most expensive         best. A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo
                                                 life on earth. You see, his father might be      Malaysian movies ever made. RM10 million              13, to name but three. We all know the Star
                                                 responsible, and he disappeared on a deep        is not much for Hollywood (it would barely            Wars series with the Death Stars, Jedi and
                                                 space mission two decades before. How does       have paid for Brad Pitt’s hair and makeup),           fighter jets, et cetera, but Ron Howard
                                                 somebody think up something like that?           but for a Malaysian movie, it is a big                doesn’t focus exclusively on those thrills
                                                                                                  financial risk. But PASKAL went on to make            (although they are there). Instead, he takes
                                                 This is a rare movie. At a time when             RM30 million (USD7.2 million) at the box              the camera closer to focus our attention on
                                                 superheroes dominate the screens, breaking       office alone, which is a stunning and much            the characters and their journeys. Solo is
                                                 with any sense of the reality of what humans     deserved achievement. A big budget does not           about quirky people on an adventure in what
                                                 can and cannot actually do, Ad Astra might       guarantee a good movie, but with PASKAL, the          is for them a normal setting. But they are
                                                 not be earthbound, but it is rooted in the       money is well spent.                                  believable people. Maybe that’s what makes
                                                 believable. At some point, and quite soon,                                                             Ron Howard a great director.
                                                 humans will be able to venture into the far      For too long, Malaysian audiences have
                                                 reaches of the solar system, and what will       been forced to accept poor-quality technical          The Story? Well, this is where it all began for
                                                 they find there. Life? Or nothing but lifeless   filmmaking, which has been partly due to the          Han Solo (played very well by the up-and-
                                                 planets circling around a sun?                   low budgets but also due to long-held bad             coming Alden Ehrenreich). We saw him die in
                                                                                                  filmmaking habits. But in recent years, in film       The Force Awakens (oops, spoiler alert) and
                                                 Older viewers of Ad Astra will recognise hints   after film, from arty to action and in different      suddenly we see him as a young, charming
                                                 of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey       languages, Malaysian films have suddenly              but super-cocky young man in Solo. Maybe
                                                 and they might even detect the storyline of      become extremely well made, as good as                the sudden jump back in time was too much
                                                 Apocalypse Now, where a man is sent on a         anything else at the cineplex or on your in-          for moviegoers but I think you’ll enjoy being in
                                                 mission and a long journey to find somebody      flight choices. And the hostage rescue scene          the young Han Solo’s company again.
                                                 who may or may not be dangerously insane.        in PASKAL is thrilling because it has some truly
                                                                                                  complex filmmaking that has been stunningly
                                                 Ad Astra is a rare movie. It is a very good      well-executed. But it’s not just about the
                                                 movie, and it also happens to be Brad Pitt’s     action, because the quieter, human scenes                   Ad Astra, PASKAL: The Movie and Solo: A Star Wars
                                                                                                                                                              Story are playing onboard. Check your in-flight
                                                 best performance.                                were, for me, the best part of the film.                    entertainment system for channel information.

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                                                                                                                HOLLYWOOD

                              AD ASTRA                                     BLINDED BY THE LIGHT                                                TWELVE                                          THIS CHANGES
                    BRAD PITT, TOMMY LEE JONES, RUTH                       VIVEIK KALRA, KULVINDER GHIR, MEERA                   ERIK HEGER, WYATT RALFF, JEREMY HOLM                           EVERYTHING
                              NEGGA, LIV TYLER                           GANATRA, NELL WILLIAMS, AARON PHAGURA                       PG-13 / / 92 mins / Family, Sport / E, E+         GEENA DAVIS, NATALIE PORTMAN, JESSICA
               PG-13 / / 122 mins / Adventure, Drama, Mystery / E, E+     PG-13 / / 118 mins / Comedy, Drama, Music / E, E+                                                               CHASTAIN, CATE BLANCHETT, REESE
                                                                                                                                  The kind-hearted young Kyle                                        WITHERSPOON
                    When mysterious power                                  Set in 1987 in England, Pakistani                                                                                 PG / 96 mins / Documentary / E, E+
                                                                                                                                  Cooke is a talented baseball
                 surges strike and threaten all                            teenager Javed faces racial and                         player who is snubbed and                              Told first-hand by some of
                human life, fearless astronaut                               economic turmoil while living                       denied a spot on the Oakwood                            Hollywood's leading voices
                   Roy McBride must embark                                 in Luton. He writes poetry as an                     baseball team due to nepotism.                            behind and in front of the
                on a daring mission across an                              escape from the intolerance and                     Despite facing financial struggles                         camera, this documentary
                  unforgiving Solar System to                           the stubborn views of his traditional                    after being recently laid off, his                     takes an investigative look at
                Neptune to solve the mystery                                   father. When a classmate                        father Ted takes a risk to get Kyle                      the under-representation and
               and also uncover the truth about                             introduces him to the music of                      on a rival team in neighbouring                         misrepresentation of women
                his missing father Clifford, who                            Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees                         Brighton, so that the boy can                          in Hollywood and analyses
                  led an expedition to explore                              parallels between the powerful                     have a chance to live his dream of                          the gender disparity and
                 deep space 30 years ago and                             lyrics and his own struggles and is                   playing in the Little League World                       discrimination in the industry.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            goingplacesmagazine.com | 105 | December 2019
                 was never heard from again.                              inspired to find his own voice and                     Series and getting back at the
                                                                                   follow his dreams.                                team that denied him.

                                 MALAY                                                  CHINESE                                                  HINDI                                          MALAYALAM

                   PASKAL: THE MOVIE                                         寵我 / MILLION LOVES                                         लु क ा चु प् पी / ZERO                        ഇളയരാജ / ILAYARAJA
                HAIRUL AZREEN, AMMAR ALFIAN, JASMINE
                              SURAYA CHIN
                                                                                            IN ME                                 SHAH RUKH KHAN, ANUSHKA SHARMA,
                                                                                                                                                KATRINA KAIF
                                                                                                                                                                                         GUINNESS PAKRU, HARISREE ASOKAN,
                                                                         JOHN Y, LO KOON LAN, WILSON LEE, RUBY YAP                                                                             LAKSHMIKA SAJEEVAN
                    PG-13 / / 95 mins / Action, Drama / E+                                                                          PG-13 / / 183 mins / Drama, Romance / E+                  PG-13 / / 141 mins / Drama / E+
                                                                                 PG-13 / / 108 mins / Drama / M, E+

                     Following the successful                              Inspired by a true court case                          Bauua Singh is a 38-year-old                             The vertically challenged
                   liberation of a supertanker                            in Hong Kong, this is the story                       man who wears his heart on his                        Vanajan is a peanut vendor who
                   hijacked by Somali pirates,                             of a mother and her 45-year                            sleeve. After having difficulty                       lives with his wife, father and
                Lieutenant Commander Arman                                 old daughter, whose strange                           finding a marriage partner, he                         two children. Facing financial
                Rahmat of the Royal Malaysian                                behaviour and excessive                               finds a companion in Aafia                           difficulties in dealing with his
               Navy’s special forces unit PASKAL                        shopping make them unpopular.                          Bhinder, a brilliant space research                    wife’s illness, he borrows money
                 is conflicted over retiring from                        A local reporter discovers over a                      scientist with cerebral palsy. But                          from an unsympathetic
                  the force. However, a fateful                          hundred caged cats and dogs in                        wanting more, he later breaks up                             moneylender who later
                encounter with someone from                              their apartment and reports the                       with her after meeting Bollywood                       pressures him to repay what he
                  a painful incident in his past                        story, resulting in public outrage,                       superstar Babita Kumari. The                         owes. However, the successes
                  drags him back for one more                           but he later questions his actions                      love triangle takes Bauua on an                        of his gifted son and daughter,
               confrontation during a dangerous                             when it is learned that they                         adventure to faraway places in                        prodigies in playing chess and
                     hostage rescue mission.                            suffer from obsessive compulsive                             a journey to discover the                            spelling bees respectively,
                                                                                  disorder (OCD).                                meaning of true love and a life                           may yet turn the family’s
                     Read our interview with director                                                                                    lived to the fullest.
                       Adrian Teh on page 111                                                                                                                                                     luck around.

               RATINGS:                                                                    R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age.    LANGUAGES:
               G / U General audience. Suitable for all ages.                          NR Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.            A Arabic / C Cantonese / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French /
                 PG P  arental guidance recommended. Some content may not                                                                                     G German / H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean /
                                                                               		 Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or
                      be suitable for children.                                                                                                                M Mandarin / ML Malay / T Tamil / TA Tagalog
                                                                               		 offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.
               PG-13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content
                      may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age. 		 Programmes with Malaysian content.                                           SUBTITLES:
                   15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above.
                                                                                       Award-winning movies/programmes.                                        A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       PG-13 / / 105 mins / Biography, Drama,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Musical / E, J, K, E+

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HIDDEN FIGURES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       PG-13 / / 127 mins / Biography, Drama,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   History / E, C+

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A CHRISTMAS CAROL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       PG / 96 mins / Animation, Drama, Family
                                                       New THE KITCHEN                               New TWELVE                          ANNABELLE COMES HOME                          ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)                                       / E, J, K
                                                    MELISSA MCCARTHY, TIFFANY                  ERIK HEGER, WYATT RALFF,                   MCKENNA GRACE, MADISON                       ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ
                                                     HADDISH, ELISABETH MOSS                          JEREMY HOLM                             ISEMAN, KATIE SARIFE                      PG-13 / / 122 mins / Action, Adventure,
                                                   R / / 102 mins / Action, Crime, Drama    PG-13 / / 92 mins / Family, Sport / E, E+      R / / 106 mins / Horror / E, K, C+                       Romance / E
                                                                  / E, C+                                                                                                                                                            SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              OF SHADOWS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PG-13 / / 129 mins / Action, Adventure,
                                                                                                                                                                                             ISN'T IT ROMANTIC                                  Crime / E, J, K, C+
                                                                                                                                                                                       REBEL WILSON, LIAM HEMSWORTH
                                                                                                                                                                                        PG-13 / / 88 mins / Romantic, Comedy
                                                                                                                                                                                                     / E, J, K, E+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ALICE THROUGH THE
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PG / 113 mins / Adventure, Family, Fantasy
                                                                                                                                                                                          NANCY DREW AND THE                                          / E, J, K, E+
                                                                                                                                                                                            HIDDEN STAIRCASE
                                                                                                                                                                                         SOPHIA LILLIS, SAM TRAMMELL
                                                                                                                                                                                           PG / 89 mins / Drama, Mystery / E
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               MALEFICENT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       PG-13 / / 97 mins / Action, Adventure,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Fantasy / E, J, K, E+
                                                                                                                                                                                             THE AFTERMATH
                                                 New BLINDED BY THE LIGHT                                 PAPA                             THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR                        KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, ALEXANDER
                                                 VIVEIK KALRA, KULVINDER GHIR,               ROBERT SCOTT WILSON, DAVID                  YARA SHAHIDI, CHARLES MELTON,                    SKARSGÅRD, JASON CLARKE                    For the complete list of Favourites,
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                                                                                                                                                                                         R / / 108 mins / Drama, Romance / E            please refer to your in-flight
                                                         MEERA GANATRA                          PROVAL, PAUL SORVINO                        JOHN LEGUIZAMO, CAMRUS                                                                         entertainment system.
                                                  PG-13 / / 118 mins / Comedy, Drama,          PG-13 / / 107 mins / Drama / E                         JOHNSON
                                                              Music / E, E+                                                               PG-13 / / 100 mins / Romantic, Drama
                                                                                                                                                         / E, C+

                                                                                                                                                                                                        AWARD-WINNING MOVIES

                                                          New AD ASTRA                            TOP END WEDDING                          X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
                                                         (AKA LIMA PROJECT)                   ALAN RICKMAN, GWILYM LEE,                      JAMES MCAVOY, MICHAEL
                                                 BRAD PITT, LIV TYLER, RUTH NEGGA                        KERRY FOX                      FASSBENDER, JENNIFER LAWRENCE                      BLACK PANTHER (2018)                                RATATOUILLE
                                                  PG-13 / / 122 mins / Adventure, Drama,     PG-13 / / 113 mins / Comedy, Romance        PG-13 / / 114 mins / Sci-fi, Action / E, E+     CHADWICK BOSEMAN, MICHAEL B.                 BRAD GARRETT, LOU ROMANO,
                                                              Mystery / E, E+                               / E, E+                                                                          JORDAN, LUPITA NYONG'O                            PATTON OSWALT
                                                                                                                                                                                          PG-13 / / 134 mins / Action, Adventure,     PG / 111 mins / Adventure, Animation,
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sci-Fi / E                               Comedy / E, J, K

                                                      New THIS CHANGES                          GODZILLA: KING OF                                    SHAZAM!                                        I, ROBOT                                SUICIDE SQUAD
                                                           EVERYTHING                               THE MONSTERS                          ZACHARY LEVI, MARK STRONG,                    WILL SMITH, BRIDGET MOYNAHAN,               WILL SMITH, JARED LETO, MARGOT
                                                    JESSICA CHASTAIN, NATALIE               KYLE CHANDLER, VERA FARMIGA,                ASHER ANGEL, JACK DYLAN GRAZER                        BRUCE GREENWOOD                            ROBBIE, JOEL KINNAMAN
                                                    PORTMAN, CATE BLANCHETT                   MILLIE BOBBY BROWN, KEN                     PG-13 / / 132 mins / Action, Adventure          G / / 114 mins / Action, Adventure,        PG-13 / / 123 mins / Action, Adventure,
                                                    PG / 96 mins / Documentary / E, E+       WATANABE, CHARLES DANCE,                                  / E, J, K, E+                                 Crime / E, J                             Fantasy / E, J, K, E+
                                                                                                   BRADLEY WHITFORD
                                                                                            PG-13 / / 132 mins / Action, Adventure,
                                                                                                   Fantasy, Sci-Fi / E, J, K, E+
                                                                SHAFT                                                                           BREAKTHROUGH                                    THE REVENANT                                    DUNKIRK
                                                   SAMUEL L. JACKSON, JESSIE T.                                                             TOPHER GRACE, JOSH LUCAS,                       LEONARDO DICAPRIO, TOM                     FIONN WHITEHEAD, BARRY
                                                       USHER, REGINA HALL,                                                                         CHRISSY METZ                                HARDY, WILL POULTER                     KEOGHAN, MARK RYLANCE
                                                         ALEXANDRA SHIPP                       THE ART OF RACING IN                         PG-13 / / 116 mins / Drama / E, E+          R / / 156 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama     PG-13 / / 106 mins / Action, Drama,
                                                   R / / 111 mins / Action, Comedy / E, J               THE RAIN                                                                                       / E, J, K, C+                          History / E, J, K, E+
                                                                                              MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA
                                                                                            SEYFRIED, KEVIN COSTNER, KATHY
                                                                                               BAKER, MARTIN DONOVAN                                   TOLKIEN
                                                      THE BIRDCATCHER                             PG / 150 mins / Drama / E               NICHOLAS HOULT, LILY COLLINS,                               AVATAR                           BLADE RUNNER 2049
                                                 SARAH-SOFIE BOUSSNINA, AUGUST                                                                       COLM MEANEY                             SAM WORTHINGTON, ZOE                   NOAH SCHNAPP, BILL MELENDEZ,
                                                        DIEHL, LAURA BIRN                                                                 PG / 112 mins / Drama, Biography / E, E+        SALDANA, SIGOURNEY WEAVER                     HADLEY BELLE MILLER
                                                    G / / 100 mins / Family, Kids / E                                                                                                     PG-13 / / 161 mins / Action, Adventure,   R / / 124 mins / Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
                                                                                              POKEMON: DETECTIVE                                                                                    Fantasy / E, J, C+                           / E, J, K, C+
                                                                                                        PIKACHU
                                                                                               RYAN REYNOLDS, JUSTICE                   THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA
                                                              STUBER                        SMITH, KATHYRN NEWTON, SUKI                  LINDA CARDELLINI, RAYMOND
                                                       DAVE BAUTISTA, KUMAIL                           WATERHOUSE                         CRUZ, PATRICIA VELASQUEZ,                         For the complete list of award-winning movies, please refer to your
                                                     NANJIANI, MIRA SORVINO                   PG / 104 mins / Comedy, Adventure               MARISOL RAMIREZ                                                 in-flight entertainment system.
                                                    R / / 93 mins / Action, Comedy / E                    / E, J, K, E+                   R / / 93 mins / Horror / E, J, K, E+

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                       MALAY                              JAPANESE                                  CHINESE                                    HINDI                                 TAMIL                                 KIDS

                         PASKAL                          バースデー・ワンダー                               铤而走险 /VORTEX                     लु क ा चु प् पी / LUKA CHUPPI                டு லேட் / TO LET
               HAIRUL AZREENM, AMMAR                     ランド / BIRTHDAY                       BINGKUN CAO, WEIYU CAO,              KARTIK AARYAN, KRITI SANON,                DHARUN BALA, T. ARUL                       HAPPY FEET 2
               ALFIAN, HENLEY HII, GAMBIT                 WONDERLAND                               CHENGPENG DONG                      APARSHAKTI KHURANA                        EZHILAN, MK MANI                      ELIJAH WOOD, ROBIN
               SAIFULLAH, HAFIZUL KAMAL              MATSUOKA MAYU, ICHIMURA                  PG-13 / / 114 mins / Crime, Drama       PG-13 / / 126 mins / Comedy,           PG-13 / / 99 mins / Family / E+              WILLIAMS, PINK
                  PG-13 / / 95 mins / Action,        MASACHIKA, YAJIMA AKIKO                               / M, E+                            Romance / E+                                                       PG / 100 mins / Animation, Adventure,
                         Drama / E+                   PG-13 / / 116 mins / Animation,                                                                                                                                     Comedy / E, J, K, C+
                                                              Fantasy / E+

                                                                                               寵我 / MILLION LOVES
                                                                                                          IN ME
                                                                                                JOHN Y, KOON-LAN LAW,
                                                                                                       WILSON LEE
                                                                                              PG-13 / / 108 mins / Drama / M, E+

                                                                                                     掃毒2:天地對決
                                                                                              / THE WHITE STORMS 2
                                                                                                 ANDY LAU, LOUIS KOO,
                                                                                                     CHRISSIE CHAU
                                                                                                 PG-13 / / 107 mins / Action,
                                                                                                        Drama / C, E+
                                                     情牽拉麵茶 / RAMEN SHOP                                                                   ज ी र ो / ZERO                      சர்வம் தாள மாயம்                            ZOOTOPIA
                 PENDEKAR BUJANG                                                                                                                                                                                  GINNIFER GOODWIN, JASON
                          LAPOK                       SEIKO MATSUDA, TSUYOSHI                                                      SHAH RUKH KHAN, ANUSHKA                    / SARVAM THAALA

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               P. RAMLEE, S. SHAMSUDDIN,                 IHARA, TAKUMI SAITO,                                                        SHARMA, KATRINA KAIF,                            MAYAM                          BATEMAN, IDRIS ELBA
                                                                                                姐妹 / TWO SISTERS                                                               G.V. PRAKASH KUMAR,                   PG / 108 mins / Animation,
                       AZIZ SATTAR                     JEANETTE AW, MARK LEE                     EMILY LIM, LIM MEI FEN,           MOHAMMED ZEESHAN AYYUB,
               PG-13 / / 104 mins / Comedy / E+      PG-13 / / 89 mins / Drama / E, F, E+                                             TIGMANSHU DHULIA                      NEDUMUDI VENU, APARNA                  Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K, E+
                                                                                                      WILLIAM BOO                                                                   BALAMURALI
                                                                                              PG-13 / / 96 mins / Drama, Horror,     PG-13 / / 183 mins / Drama,
                                                                                                                                            Romance / E+                   PG-13 / / 131 mins / Drama, Music /
                                                                                                     Mystery / M, E+,                                                                     E+

                                                                                             “大”人物 / THE BIG SHOT                    क.ग.फ: चै प्ट र १ / K.G.F:
                                                                                                 WANG QIANYUAN, BAO                         CHAPTER 1                           தடம் / THADAM
                                                                                                     BEIER, WANG XUN                  YASH, SRINIDHI SHETTY,                ARUN VIJAY, TANYA HOPE,
                                                                                              PG-13 / / 107 mins / Action, Drama       RAMACHANDRA RAJU,                         SMRUTHI VENKAT
                                                                                                           / M, E+                  ARCHANA JOIS, ANANT NAG,               PG-13 / / 119 mins / Action, Crime,
                                                                                                                                          RAMESH INDIRA                               Thriller / E+
                                                                                                                                      PG-13 / / 148 mins / Action,
                                                                                                                                              Drama / E+
                                                                                                   P風暴 / P STORM
                                                                                               LOUIS KOO, KEVIN CHENG,                                                        தில்லுக்கு துட்டு ௨
                                                                                                     RAYMOND LAM                            क.ग.फ: चै प्ट र १               / DHILLUKU DHUDDU 2
                                                                                              PG-13 / / 96 mins / Crime, Action,   स ो न च ि रै य ा / SONCHIRIYA               SANTHANAM, SHRITHA                          STORKS
               RISE OF THE LEGEND                    洗骨 / BORN BONE BORN                               Drama / C, E+                 SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT,                 SIVADAS, MOTTA RAJENDRAN                 ANDY SAMBERG, KATIE
                          (2018)                      AYAME MISAKI, EIJI OKUDA,                                                           BHUMI PEDNEKAR,                     PG-13 / / 153 mins / Comedy,        CROWN, KELSEY GRAMMER
                 JAKE ENG, TOSH CHAN                  MICHITAKA TSUTSUI, YUKO                                                              MANOJ BAJPAYEE                             Horror / E+                    PG / 87 mins / Animation,
              PG-13 / / 111 mins / Biography / E+     OSHIMA, MARIKO TSUTSUI                                                        PG-13 / / 121 mins / Action, Crime,                                             Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K
                                                                                              淡藍琥珀 / BLUE AMBER
                                                       PG-13 / / 108 mins / Comedy,                                                              Drama / E+
                                                                                               WANG ZHENER, LU YU LAI
                                                               Family / E+
                                                                                              PG-13 / / 97 mins / Drama / M, E+                                            விசுவாசம் / VISWASAM
                  SENIMAN BUJANG                                                                                                                                           AITHJ KUMAR, NAYANTHARA,
                          LAPOK
                 P. RAMLEE, AZIZ SATTAR                                                                                            के द ा र न ाथ / KEDARNATH                     JAGAPATHI BABU
                                                           五億円のじんせい /                                                                 SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT,                   PG-13 / / 153 mins / Action,
               PG-13 / / 120 mins / Comedy / E+      5 MILLION DOLLAR LIFE                                                                                                            Drama / E+
                                                                                                                                       SARA ALI KHAN, NITISH
                                                       AYUMU MOCHIZUKI, RYU
                                                          MORIOKA, SUMIRE                            KOREAN                           BHARADWAJ, ALKA AMIN
                                                                                                                                       PG-13 / / 104 mins / Drama,
                ABANG LONG FADIL 2                     ASHINA, JUNKO EMOTO,                      어쩌다, 결혼 / TRADE                               Romance / E+
                 ZIZAN RAZAK, SYAMSUL                      SATORU MATSUO                              YOUR LOVE
                 YUSOF, DATO’ AC MIZAL                 PG-13 / / 104 mins / Mystery,        KIM DONG-WOOK, KO SUNG-HEE
                  PG-13 / / 91 mins / Action,                  Drama / E+                    PG-13 / / 87 mins / Drama, Romance,
                                                                                                                                                                             MALAYALAM
                         Comedy / E+                                                                    Comedy / E+                               2.0
                                                                                                                                       RAJINIKANTH, AKSHAY                          ഇളയരാജ
                                                                                                                                      KUMAR, AMY JACKSON,                          / ILAYARAJA
                                                     パラレルワールド・ラブストー                                                                    SUDHANSHU PANDEY                       AJAYKUMAR, HARISREE
                       PULANG                        リー / PARALLEL WORLD                        배심원들 / JUROR 8                      PG-13 / / 148 mins / Action, Sci-Fi,       ASOKAN, LAKSHMIKA
                                                            LOVE STORY                                                                                                                SAJEEVAN                                CARS 3
              REMY ISHAK, PUTERI AISHAH                                                      MOON SO-RI, PARK HYUNG-SIK                        Thriller / E+                                                        OWEN WILSON, CRISTELA
               PG-13 / / 120 mins / Drama / E+         NICOLE ISHIDA, MIMURA,                                                                                                PG-13 / / 141 mins / Drama / E+
                                                                                              PG-13 / / 114 mins / Drama / E+                                                                                       ALONZO, CHRIS COOPER
                                                        RON MIZUMA, HIROYA
                                                      SHIMIZU, SHÔTA SOMETANI                                                                                                                                         PG / 102 mins / Animation,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K, E+
                                                       PG-13 / / 108 mins / Mystery,                                                    थे त ाश कें ट फ ा इ ल्स
                   BUJANG LAPOK                               Romance / E+                   악인전 / THE GANGSTER,                    / THE TASHKENT FILES
               P. RAMLEE, S.SHAMSUDDIN                                                         THE COP, THE DEVIL                  NASEERUDDIN SHAH, MITHUN
               PG-13 / / 95 mins / Comedy / E+                                               DONG-SEOK MA, SUNG-KYU                CHAKRABORTY, SHWETA BASU                / KODATHI SAMAKSHAM                    THE INCREDIBLES 1 & 2
                                                                                                   KIM, MU-YEOL KIM                   PRASAD, MANDIRA BEDI                        BALAN VAKEEL                     CRAIG T. NELSON, HOLLY
                                                            サムライマラソン                         PG-13 / / 135 mins / Action, Crime,       PG-13 / / 121 mins / Drama,          DILEEP, MAMTA MOHANDAS,                HUNTER, SARAH VOWELL
                                                      / SAMURAI MARATHON                                Drama / E+                             Thriller / E+                  SIDDIQUE, PRIYA ANAND               PG / 118 mins / Animation, Action,
                  SERGEANT HASSAN
              P. RAMLEE, JINS SHAMSUDDIN                 TAKERU SATOH, NANA                                                                                                PG-13 / / 155 mins / Comedy, Crime,              Adventure / E
                                                     KOMATSU, MIRAI MORIYAMA,                                                                                                         Mystery / E+
               PG-13 / / 112 mins / Action, Drama,
                         Romance / E+                SHOTA SOMETANI, MUNETAKA
                                                        AOKI, NAOTO TAKENAKA                     말모이 / MAL•MO•E :
                                                                                               THE SECRET MISSION                                                                                                   THE JUNGLE BOOK
                                                         PG-13 / / 104 mins / Drama,
                                                                 History / E+
                                                                                             HAE-JIN YOO, KYE-SANG YOON               INDONESIAN                                                                              (2016)
                                                                                             PG-13 / / 135 mins / Comedy, Drama,                                                                                   NEEL SETHI, BILL MURRAY,
                                                                                                         History / E+                   MILLY & MAMET                              TELUGU                                 BEN KINGSLEY
                    TAGALOG                                                                                                          (INI BUKAN CINTA &
                                                                                                                                            RANGGA)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PG / 106 mins / Adventure, Drama,
                                                      きみの鳥はうたえる / AND                                                                                                                                                         Family / E
                  ALONE TOGETHER                                                                                                    DENNIS ADHISWARA, SISSY                      / F2 - FUN AND
                LIZA SOBERANO, ENRIQUE                 YOUR BIRD CAN SING                           썬키스 패밀리                        PRESCILLIA, YOSHI SUDARSO,                    FRUSTRATION
               GIL, SYLVIA SANCHEZ, NONIE              TASUKU EMOTO, SHIZUKA                    / SUNKIST FAMILY                       JULIE ESTELLE, DIAN                     TAMANNAAH BHATIA,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     For the complete list of
                                                     ISHIBASHI, SHOTA SOMETANI                                                          SASTROWARDOYO                                                                movies for kids, please
                       BUENCAMINO                                                            HEE SOON PARK, JIN GYEONG                                                             PRAKASH RAJ                        refer to your in-flight
                  PG-13 / / 148 mins / Drama,          PG-13 / / 106 mins / Romance,           PG-13 / / 105 mins / Family,          PG-13 / / 148 mins / Comedy,             PG-13 / / 148 mins / Action,           entertainment system.
                         Romance / E+                           Music / E+                            Comedy / E+                            Drama / E+                               Drama / E+

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                                                                                            COMEDY                                                                                                      DRAMA

                                                                                                                               SPLITTING UP                                                                                               THE RESIDENT S1
                                                                                                                               TOGETHER S2                                                                                                MATT CZUCHRY, EMILY
                                                                                                                           JENNA FISCHER, OLIVER                                                                                       VANCAMP, MANISH DAYAL,
                                                                                                                           HUDSON, OLIVIA KEVILLE                                                                                     SHAUNETTE RENÉE WILSON
                                                                                                                           10 Episodes / 30 mins each / E                                                                              8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E

                                                             FULLER HOUSE S3/S4                                                                                                    LEGACIES S1
                                                   CANDACE CAMERON BURE, JODIE SWEETIN, ANDREA BARBER                                                            DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL, ARIA SHAHGHASEMI, KAYLEE
                                                          S3, 8 Episodes / S4, 9 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E                                                          BRYANT, JENNY BOYD, QUINCY FOUSE
                                                                                                                                                                             10 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E
                                                     A series about D.J. Fuller, a widowed mother,
                                                         who gets help from sister Stephanie,                                                                 Legacies follows 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, a
                                                       best friend Kimmy and Kimmy’s teenage                                                                  descendent of powerful vampire, werewolf and
                                                       daughter to raise her three young boys. In                                                              witch bloodlines with incredible supernatural
                                                       the season 4 opener, after a catastrophic                                                                abilities, who attends a boarding school for
                                                        trip with her two younger sons to see a                                                                 supernatural beings. In the season opener,
                                                     Santa Claus at the mall, D.J. does everything                                                            she starts her first semester at the school and
                                                      she can to get Max and Tommy back in the                              TRIAL & ERROR S2                  reconnects with an old friend who may not be                               THE RED LINE S1
                                                                                                                         NICHOLAS D'AGOSTO, JAYMA                           as human as he seems.                                      NOAH WYLE, EMAYATZY
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                                                                    Christmas spirit.                                       MAYS, STEVEN BOYER,                                                                                      CORINEALDI, ALIYAH ROYALE
                                                                                                                              SHERRI SHEPHERD                                                                                          8 Episodes / 60 mins each / E
                                                                                                                           10 Episodes / 30 mins each / E

                                                       FRESH OFF THE                 WHISKEY CAVALIER S1                       THE BIG BANG                         KRYPTON S2                         RIVERDALE S3                        BLINDSPOT S4
                                                            BOAT S5                    SCOTT FOLEY, LAUREN                       THEORY S12                 CAMERON CUFFE, GEORGINA                 K.J. APA, LILI REINHART,         SULLIVAN STAPLETON, JAIMIE
                                                  RANDALL PARK, CONSTANCE            COHAN, ANA ORTIZ, TYLER                 JOHNNY GALECKI, JIM              CAMPBELL, SHAUN SIPOS,                CAMILA MENDES, COLE               ALEXANDER, ROB BROWN,
                                                      WU, HUDSON YANG,                    JAMES WILLIAMS                  PARSONS, KALEY CUOCO,                      ELLIOT COWAN                          SPROUSE                         AUDREY ESPARZA
                                                      FORREST WHEELER                 11 Episodes / 30 mins each / E            SIMON HELBERG                                                                                         8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E
                                                                                                                                                             10 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E    12 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E
                                                    4 Episodes / 30 mins each / E                                         8 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E

                                                            MOM S6                    YOUNG SHELDON S2                     BETTER THINGS S3                    VERONICA MARS S1                     THE ORVILLE S2                          THE FLASH S5
                                                      ANNA FARIS, ALLISON            IAIN ARMITAGE, ZOE PERRY,             PAMELA ADLON, MIKEY                  KRISTEN BELL, ENRICO                SETH MACFARLANE,                   GRANT GUSTIN, CANDICE
                                                 JANNEY, MIMI KENNEDY, MIMI                 LANCE BARBER                MADISON, HANNAH ALLIGOOD            COLANTONI, JASON DOHRING             ADRIANNE PALICKI, PENNY                   PATTON, DANIELLE
                                                   KENNEDY, JAIME PRESSLY              16 Episodes / 30 mins each / E    8 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E     4 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E         JOHNSON JERALD                  PANABAKER, CARLOS VALDES,
                                                  13 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E                                                                                                                4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E            HARTLEY SAWYER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6 Episodes / 60 mins each / E
                                                                                                                                                            PRETTY LITTLE LIARS S1
                                                                                                                                                            TROIAN BELLISARIO, ASHLEY
                                                                                                                                                                BENSON, LUCY HALE                 진심이 닿다 / TOUCH
                                                                                                                                                                                                     YOUR HEART S1                            GOTHAM S5
                                                                                                                                                             8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E    DONG-WOOK LEE, IN-NA YOO                BEN MCKENZIE, DONAL
                                                                                                                                                                                                 2 Episodes / 60 mins each / K, E       LOGUE, DAVID MAZOUZ,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          MORENA BACCARIN,
                                                                                                                                                                DC’S LEGENDS OF                                                         SEAN PERTWEE, ROBIN
                                                                                                                                                                  TOMORROW S4                                                                 LORD TAYLOR
                                                                                                                                                               ROBERT TAYLOR, KATEE                  왕이 된 남자 / THE                      8 Episodes / 60 mins each / E
                                                                                                                                                                    SACKHOFF, LOU                CROWNED CLOWN S1
                                                                                                                                                                  DIAMOND PHILLIPS               JIN-GU YEO, SE-YEONG LEE
                                                                                                                                                             10 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E   6 Episodes / / 60 mins each / K, E
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            THE BRAVE S1
                                                    MURPHY BROWN S1                       THE KOMINSKY                      LIFE IN PIECES S4                                                                                         ANNE HECHE, MIKE VOGEL,
                                                 CANDICE BERGEN, FAITH FORD,                 METHOD S1                  COLIN HANKS, BETSY BRANDT,                   ARROW S7                       SUPERGIRL S4                     TATE ELLINGTON, DEMETRIUS
                                                  JOE REGALBUTO, PAT CORLEY,          MICHAEL DOUGLAS, ALAN                THOMAS SADOSKI, ZOE                 STEPHEN AMELL, KATIE             MELISSA BENOIST, MEHCAD               GROSSE, NATACHA KARAM,
                                                     CHARLES KIMBROUGH                  ARKIN, SARAH BAKER                      LISTER-JONES                  CASSIDY, DAVID RAMSEY              BROOKS, CHYLER LEIGH                          NOAH MILLS
                                                     5 Episodes / 30 mins each / E     8 Episodes / 30 mins each / E     7 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E     8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E     7 Episodes / 60 mins each / E          4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E

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                                                KIDS                                                                   MALAY                                             CHINESE                        HINDI

                                                                                                                                                                          GO FRIDGE                BHARTI KA SHOW:
                    TEEN TITANS GO!:                      JUSTICE LEAGUE                        JALAN JALAN MAKAN               POP YEAH YEAH 2019                         PG / 60 mins              KARAN WAHI
                         YR3 (2015)                       UNLIMITED: YR2                            ANGIN 2019                        - SITCOM                                                         PG / 30 mins
                13 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E   5 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E            - MAGAZINE                       PG / 30 mins / E
                                                                                                     PG / 60 mins / E+
                                                                                                                                                                     A DATE WITH LU YU:
                                                                                                                                                                         ANDY LAU                ZABAAN SAMBHAL KE:
                                                                                                                                  HELLO: FERRINGHI                        PG / 60 mins           ROBBERS ATTACK RICH
                                                          TOM AND JERRY                                                               PG / 30 mins                                                 SHEIKH RUSLAN
                                                         SHOW: YR1 (2014)                                                                                                                             PG / 30 mins
                                                      5 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E

                                                                                                                                 AIR TANGAN DI RAJA
                                                                                                                                       PG / 30 mins
                                                      ENRICH JUNIORS & HI-5                                                                                            JAPANESE
                                                       EXPERIENCE A #LIFE
                                                       ENRICHED IN SYDNEY
                                                                                                                                   5 RENCAH 5 RASA
                                                                                                                                                                                                       TAMIL
                                                            PG / 2 mins / E
                                                                                                                                       PG / 30 mins

                     WACKY RACES                                                                    THE MAKING OF
                4 Episodes / PG / 30 mins each / E                                                      PASKAL
                                                                                                   – DOCUMENTARY                       GILA-GILA
                                                                                                      PG / 60 mins / E+                 PG / 30 mins

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                                                                                                    EAT, FUN, PRAY                    SITI AWARE
                                                                                                       PG / 30 mins                     PG / 30 mins
                    SHOWBIZ                           SCIENCE & TECH
                                                                                                                                                                      SEE IT!: TO RAMEN
                                                                                                                                                                           LOVERS
                                                                                                                                                                         PG / 30 mins / E+        KALAKKA POVADHU
                                                                                                      SPORT                            TRAVEL                                                      YAARU: SRIKANTH
                                                                                                                                                                                                 DEVA'S GOLDEN VOICE
                                                                                                                                                                                                      PG / 60 mins, E+
                                                                                                                                                                     SORATABI 3000KM:
                                                                                                                                                                       COASTLINE OF
                                                                                                                                                                        HOKKAIDO
                                                                                                                                                                        PG / 30 mins / E+         ADHU IDHU YEDHU:
                                                                                                                                                                                                  MAKE WAY FOR THE
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ROCKSTARS
                                                                                                                                                                                                     PG / 60 mins / E+

               STUDIO 1.0: GRAB CO-                        NEO TOKYO, THE
               FOUNDERS,ANTHONY                             FUTURE IN VR                                                                                                 KOREAN
               TAN & HOOI LING TAN                           PG / 60 mins / E
                    PG / 30 mins / E

                                                                                               EUROPEAN LE MANS                     FREEDOM RIDERS
                                                                                                                                                                                                    LIFESTYLE
                                                       FROM ICE TO FIRE: THE                   SERIES: BARCELONA                       PG / 30 mins / E
                      PASSION TO                      INCREDIBLE SCIENCE OF                         PG / 60 mins / E
                      PORTFOLIO                           TEMPERATURE
                       PG / 30 mins / E                     PG / 60 mins / E
                                                                                                                                 SHOW ME WHERE YOU
                                                                                                 AUDI R8 LMS CUP:                LIVE: JAPAN – TOKYO
                                                                                                   SHANGHAI                       MICROSTRUCTURE
                                                                                                    PG / 30 mins / E                   PG / 60 mins / E

               SOUNDSTAGE                                     HISTORY
                                                                                                                                                                     MEET THE MAKERS:
                                                                                                                                                                     THE SWORD MAKER
                                                                                                   BUSINESS                         RELIGIOUS                            PG / 30 mins / E+
                                                                                                                                                                                                   LIFE BELOW ZERO
                                                                                                                                                                                                       PG / 60 mins / E
                                                                                                                                                                        RUNNING MAN
                                                                                                                                                                         PG / 90 mins / E+
                                                                                                                                                                                                 KIRSTIE’S HANDMADE
                                                                                                                                                                                                     CHRISTMAS
                                                                                                                                                                                                      PG / 60 mins / E

                                                                                                                                                                  NATURAL WORLD                  ANTIQUES ROADSHOW:
                JAMIE CULLUM: LIVE                         THE LINCOLNS IN
                                                             KENTUCKY                                                                                                 INTO THE WILD              WORLD WAR I SPECIAL
                FROM ABBEY ROAD                                                                                                                                     COLOMBIA: GROWING
                     STUDIOS                                  PG / 60 mins / E                                                                                          UP GIBBON                     PG / 60 mins / E
                    PG / 30 mins / E                                                                                                                                    PG / 60 mins / E
                                                                                                                                  JEJAK RASUL (ULUL
                                                                                                  CNN: TALK ASIA                      AZMI) 2019
                                                          THE SHIP SINKERS                    - MAHATHIR MOHAMAD                                                                                 THE BIG FOOD RESCUE 1
                                                             PG / 60 mins / E                                                         PG / 60 mins / ML              HOPE FOR WILDLIFE                 PG / 60 mins / E
                                                                                                    PG / 30 mins / E
                                                                                                                                                                         PG / 30 mins / E

                      ARABIC                               THE MYSTERY OF                                                          AL KULIYYAH 2019                                               GLOW UP: BRITAIN'S
                  THE CHALLENGE                              BRITANNIC                        MARKETPLACE AFRICA:                  - RELIGIOUS SHOW                      BLUE REALM              NEXT MAKE-UP STAR S1
                    PG / 70 mins / E+                        PG / 100 mins / E                     PG / 30 mins / E                    PG / 60 mins / ML                  PG / 60 mins / E            PG / 60 mins / E

                                                                                For the complete list of TV programmes, please refer to your in-flight entertainment system.

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AUDIO ON-DEMAND + RADIO CHANNELS

                                                         THE HITS                               MANDARIN                                    MALAY                          RHYTHM & BLUES                       Radio Channels
                                                                                                                                                                                (Not available in A350)

                                                                                                                                                                                                             CHART TOPPERS
                                                                                                                                                                                                             including... John Mayer, Ella
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Henderson, Michael Buble,
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Sia, Lost Kings & CXLOE,
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Steve Aoki & Backstreet
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Boys, Charlie Puth, Joseph,
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ally Brooke & Matoma,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Lea Michele, John Legend,
                                                    including... TOOL (above),           including... Princess Ai (above),      including... Yasin (above), Sheila          including... Jordan Rakei
                                                 H.E.R., Ruel, Midnight Fusic,            UNINE, Priscilla Abby, CoCo             Majid, Ella, The Venopian               (above), Joanne Shaw Taylor,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Faouzia, AJ Mitchell, Alicia
                                                   blink-182, DJ Spoony, Lea             Lee, Hacken Lee, A-Lin, Jolin          Solitude, Zainal Abidin, Faizal            Macy Gray, Charlie Wilson,              Keys feat. Miguel
                                                 Michele, Mahalia, Charli XCX,              Tsai, Eric Chou, Maggie              Tahir, Alif, SonaOne, Dayang               Alicia Keys, Stan Walker
                                                 Liam Gallagher, lost spaces,              Chiang, Valen Hsu, Karen             Nurfaizah, Ziana Zain, Misha
                                                 Scouting For Girls, Rick Ross,             Mok, Rainie Yang, Jeff               Omar, Exists, Datuk Ahmad                                                          MALAY
                                                      Cardi B, Ed Sheeran                    Chang, Xue Zhi Qian                   Jais, Malique, iamNEETA                                                        FAVOURITES
                                                                                                                                                                                                              including... Leaism, Faizal
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Tahir, Siti Nurhaliza, As'ad
                                                             JAZZ                               JAPANESE                                 MEMORIES                                     CLUB                   Motawh, Isma Sane, Bunga,
                                                                                                                                                                                (Not available in A350)
                                                                                                                                                                                                               The Venopian Solitude,
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Alif Satar, Sandy Canester,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Dayang Nurfaizah, Najwa
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Latif, Luqman Podolski,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Neena, Layla Sania

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     POP ASIA
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                   including... millet,
                                                   including... The Bad Plus            including... Nogizaka46 (above),         including... Rod Stewart (above),       including... Sofi Tukker (above),    Nogizaka46, B1A4, OH MY
                                                 (above), The Shanghai Sisters,           miwa, Masaki Suda, GOT7,                  David Bowie, The Doors,               Kayzo, Alle Farben, Gareth           GIRL, ONF, SoRi x Folded
                                                  Dato Mokhzani, Branford               Aimer, Luna Haruna, Sawano                Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins,           Emery & Ashley Wallbridge,          Dragons, Jeong Dong Won,
                                                   Marsalis Quartet, Julian               Hiroyuki [nZk], SEKAI NO                 Kylie Minogue, Madonna,                 Flume, Crooked Colours,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              JJ Lin, Chen Wei Ting, Uru,
                                                 Lage, Cyrille Aimee, Thomas              OWARI, OH MY GIRL, Misia                  Eagles, Led Zeppelin, The               Gesaffelstein, Big Wild,
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Babylon, Suzy, Jackson Yee,
                                                    Quasthoff, Nostalgia                                                          Clash, Toni Braxton, Westlife          Martin Garrix, Paces, Friction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Gladys, Sonnet Son
                                                   77, Dizzy Gillespie, Bria
                                                   Skonberg, Flabby, Miles
                                                                                                  KOREAN
                                                     Davis, Stacey Kent                   including... KANG DANIEL,                         RELAX                                 COUNTRY
                                                                                                                                   including... Enya, Above &                   (Not available in A350)       HINDI RHYTHMS
                                                                                            CIX, Ateez, A.C.E, EXID,
                                                                                                                                                                           including... Willie Nelson,        Including... Maher Zain &
                                                                                          SEONGRI, Jung Dongha &                   Beyond, Hauschka, Sleepy
                                                       CLASSICAL                                                                    John, Jean-Michel Jarre,              Maren Morris, Kane Brown,           Salim-Sulaiman, Sachin-
                                                                                                 Oh Jun Sung
                                                    including... Montserrat                                                          Emerson Phillips, Jens               Loretta Lynn, Connie Smith,        Jigar/Darshan Raval/Neha
                                                 Caballé, Sir Richard Branson,                                                       Buchert, Sherry Finzer                  Jason Aldean, Scotty              Kakkar, A.R. Rahman/
                                                  The Melbourne Symphony                                                                                                    McCreery, Dolly Parton           Suchi/Blaaze, Badshah, Pav
                                                   Orchestra & Benhamin                       CANTONESE                                                                                                      Dharia, Neha Kakkar, Tulsi
                                                  Northey, 2CELLOS, Khatia                including... Cath Wong, Leo
                                                                                                                                          PLAYLIST                                                                 Kumar, B Praak
                                                   Buniatishvili, Christian               Ku, Candy Lo, Hacken Lee,
                                                                                          Sandy Lam, Leon Lai, Ekin                    (Only available in A350)                    COMEDY
                                                    Thielemann & Wiener                                                                                                         (Not available in A350)
                                                                                                      Cheng                      including... Defected Presents
                                                 Philharmoniker, Lang Lang,                                                                                                including... Mike Birbiglia,
                                                      Leonard Bernstein
                                                                                                                                     Most Rated Ibiza 2019,                                                      GOLDEN ERA
                                                                                                                                   Ultimate…Christmas Hits,                Bob Newhart, Flight of the         including... George Benson,
                                                                                                                                  Holiday Songs 2019, Mellow               Conchords, Bocey, "Weird
                                                                                              INDONESIAN                                                                                                        Bananarama, Roxette,
                                                                                         including... Ari Lasso, Bunga             Songs, Deep House Hits:                        A’l Yankovic                     Christina Aguilera,
                                                          WORLD                                                                     Summer 2019 - Armada                                                        Cher, Air Supply, Tracy
                                                                                             Citra Lestari, Judika,
                                                     including... DARMAS,                                                         Music, Chilling Cello, 2010s
                                                                                                  Sheila On 7                                                                                                Chapman, Madonna, Alanis
                                                   BEN&BEN, Ricky Martin,                                                              Hits, Rock Classico                    LIGHT & EASY                   Morissette, Morcheeba, The
                                                   Malaysian Philharmonic                                                                                                       (Not available in A350)
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Flying Pickets, Prince & The
                                                      Orchestra, Santana                                                                                                  including... Susan Boyle, Cate
                                                                                                     HINDI                                                                                                      Revolution, Phil Collins
                                                                                                                                             ROCK                           Le Bon, Dami Im, Barbra
                                                                                          including... Bharat, De De
                                                                                           Pyaar De, Luka Chuppi,                      (Only available in A350)            Streisand, The Piano Guys,
                                                             KIDS                          Simmba, Zero, Namaste                  including... TOOL, blink-182,             EB Duet, Michael Bolton,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ROCK ARENA
                                                 including... The Wiggles, Fairy          England, Sonu Ke Titu Ki                    Liam Gallagher, The                      Boyz II Men, Il Divo
                                                                                                                                                                                                              including... Led Zeppelin,
                                                  Tales for Kids, Captain Allen           Sweety, Yours Truly Arijit,            Raconteurs, The Black Keys,                                                   Foals, Liam Gallagher,
                                                  Swift, ABC Kids, Little Feet             Vol.2, T-Series Mixtape                  Bruce Springsteen, The                                                   Billy Idol, Joseph, SASAMI,
                                                      Music, My Little Pony                                                        Clash, Vampire Weekend,                    SOUNDTRACK                         Stevie Nicks, Jimmy
                                                                                                                                 Yeasayer, Cage The Elephant                    (Not available in A350)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Eat World, Angels &
                                                                                                    TAMIL                                                                  including... Blinded by the          Airwaves, Blur, Omni,
                                                          NASYID                             including... Bigil, Pon                                                         Light (OMPS), The Lion          Frankie Cosmos, The Cars,
                                                  including... Raihan, Sabyan,            Manickavel, Playlist and                     TALK RADIO                         King: The Gift, The Greatest        Mudhoney, Ezra Furman
                                                       Mesut Kurtis, Raef,              Chill, The Ultimate Feel Good                  (Only available in A350)           Showman (OMPS), Tolkien
                                                     Mohamed Tarek, Hafiz                 Mixtape, All About Love:                including... Mike Birbiglia,            (OMPS), The World of Hans
                                                 Hamidun, Opick, Maher Zain,            Yuvanshankar Raja, Summer                 Bob Newhart, Flight of the                 Zimmer - A Symphonic
                                                     Ustaz Abdullah Fahmi                        Vibes: Melody                         Conchords, Bocey                         Celebration (Live)           Passengers with AVOD can enjoy a
                                                                                                                                                                                                              host of radio shows across a range
                                                                                                                                                                                                             of genres. Channel numbers depend
                                                                                                                                                                                                              on the aircraft. Check your aircraft
                                                                                                                                                                                                                type and then on your in-flight
                                                    Audio On-Demand segments depend on your aircraft type. Please refer to your in-flight entertainment system to see which segments are available to you.    entertainment system to find out.

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                       PASKAL: The Movie and The Making of PASKAL documentary is playing onboard.
                       Check the movie and TV sections in your in-flight entertainment system for channel information.

              There are not many Malaysian
              films like PASKAL: The Movie,
              which tells the real-life events of
              a group of commandos from the
              Royal Malaysian Navy. The movie
              went on to become one of the
              most successful films of all time
              at the Malaysian box office.
              Going Places speaks to its
              director Adrian Teh on the
              challenges of production and
              filming, from the training its
              actors had to undergo to
              shooting water scenes with a
              team of actual PASKAL divers.

                                                                                What sort of training did the cast have              communication with the team are paramount. It
                                                                                to undergo?                                          is teamwork that will deliver a good product, not
                                                                                I arranged for all of my alpha team actors to        a solo cowboy director.
                                                                                undergo a series of training. We started their

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                                                                                training three months before we started the          Were there specific scenes that were difficult
                                                                                shoot. I requested all of them to be physically      to shoot or execute?
                                                                                fit, trained them to swim the way commandos          Water scenes! There were so many water-related
                                                                                would. Two weeks before we started our               scenes in PASKAL: The Movie. We needed the help
                                                                                principal photography, we sent them to stay in       of actual PASKAL members in several scenes to
                                                                                Lumut, the naval base in Perak, to experience        make sure it was workable. Safety during the
                                                                                the life of a real commando. In Lumut, they          shoot was my top priority. There was a scene
                                                                                ate, slept and trained together with the actual      where Arman, Ustad and Gagak had to sneak
                                                                                PASKAL trainees. The intensity of their training     out of the water. It looked easy from the camera;
              You’re a fan of Hollywood war movies. Did any                     was, of course, much lower compared to the           however, during the shoot, we had three divers,
              particular film inspire PASKAL: The Movie?                        actual training. However, it was enough for each     two small boats and dozens of people, including
              Yes, I’m a fan of Hollywood films. Who is not?!                   and every one of them to have a taste of the         medics, standing by on a platform. It was a very
              Black Hawk Down was my favourite! Like Black                      “torture” the actual commandos go through. It        special experience to be able to shoot all the
              Hawk Down and some of the other Hollywood                         was a good camp, where they learnt to handle         water-related scenes!
              movies, PASKAL: The Movie was inspired by true                    weapons and be in formation to carry out CQB
              events. Hence, the responsibility to tell a better                (Close Quarter Battle).                              PASKAL: The Movie is one of the most
              story was greater than any other fictional story                                                                       successful Malaysian films of all time at the
              that I have directed before. To be honest, I never                Prior to PASKAL: The Movie, the films you            box office. How do you feel about that?
              heard of PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut or the                         directed were in very different genres, such         I never thought that the movie would be such a
              special operations force of the Royal Malaysian                   as horror and comedy. Was it difficult to make       big success. I could barely believe it when it hit
              Navy) until Frank, my military consultant, told                   the switch to something action-oriented, and         RM30 million at the box office. As I answer this
              me about this navy commando unit back in                          what were some of the more challenging               question now, I feel so proud and I feel relieved
              2017. Like many, I initially had doubts about their               aspects of putting the production together?          that I did not let down those who believed in
              capability. That kind of thought did flash by. Then               The biggest challenge of PASKAL: The Movie was       me. There was a 40 percent spike in the Navy
              I took the effort to study them online, to try to                 to convince my investors to share the vision         recruitment after the movie was released. The
              understand our local armed forces better. I got                   that I had on the project. I had so many negative    news came to me directly from the-then Chief
              blown away when I realised how capable they                       comments on the project. The most common             of Navy Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad
              were in those missions that they accomplished.                    one was that me, a Chinese director, was trying      Badaruddin. It showed that the movie had indeed
              I immediately felt the urge to tell their stories                 to direct a Malay-language film. There were also     opened the eyes of the Malaysian public. People
              as I was very sure the majority of Malaysians,                    criticisms that the budget for the project was too   felt proud after watching the movie and they
              like me, do not know our local heroes well. Why                   big and that I was aiming too high for a project     want to be part of it to serve our country. This
              sing praises about foreign military commandos                     that Malaysia was not ready for. Those who           was one of the proudest achievements for me
              when we actually have brilliant ones among                        questioned me did not invest in the movie. They      as a filmmaker, to be able to create patriotic
              ourselves? We, Malaysians, do not appreciate our                  speculated and walked away. I was lucky that I       awareness among our fellow Malaysians.
              uniformed units because we are living in a peace                  managed to convince all my investors to invest
              zone where war is something that happens in                       in it eventually.                                    What’s next for you?
              TV or movies only. Hence, we don't know the                                                                            Where PASKAL: The Movie was about a group
              sacrifices our armed forces in Malaysia make.                     The change of genre did not trouble me much,         of men who sacrificed their family time or
              My study on PASKAL changed my perspective on                      it came quite naturally to me. I spent time on       even their life for the country, my next project
              that. That was how the whole PASKAL: The Movie                    the script, spent time on the preparation of the     is a complete opposite. This time the movie
              idea came about. It was actually the first movie                  shoot, discussed thoroughly with my team about       will be about family, where I tell the story of a
              project supported by our Royal Malaysian Navy. I                  the project. So, everyone was on the same page       commando who decided to retire early to return
              could not have done it without their full support                 when the production started. To me, no matter        to his kampung (village) to rescue his family.
              throughout the shoot.                                             which genre of movie I do, preparation and           Watch out for Wira!. ■

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