“Man on the Run” director Cassius Michael Kim is surprised by the petition to ban the film. According to him, no one from former Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s camp had contacted him since the interview was conducted in April 2022.
Najib himself was aware of any potential for subjudice and warned at the start of their interview that he might have to shut it down should such a situation occur. No one had protested or made these claims of subjudice when the film was released in Malaysian cinemas in October 2023. During the interview, the former PM was accompanied by both an adviser and attorney.
The movie was approved by the Film Censorship Board, and there were no issues raised when it was screened to the public in October.
Recently, I had the opportunity of viewing this movie on Netflix. It did not carry anything controversial or new – more of the same but from perspectives of the FBI/DOJ and others. What was missing was interviews with the former Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz), Shahrul Halmi, Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah (former Treasury Secretary General) and the other bankers involved including UBS and BSI.
A sequel would be good or do 12-episode series on how a Malaysian like Jho Low could be the infamous “Man on the Run”!
Reference:
Najib, lawyers huddled together for “Man on the Run” interview – director, Martin Vengadesan, Malaysiakini, 25 Jan 2024
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