Parah

Who are the indigenes and who are the immigrants? Is there a grain of truth in even the most repellent stereotype? What power does a word have to shape reality? And is a civic nationalism possible in any society obsessed with race? Parah, inspired by Yasmin Ahmad’s final film Talentime, as well as Abdullah Hussain’s novel Interlok, is a timely exploration of how identities are contested in a young pluralistic nation. Funny, provocative and moving, Parah asks urgent questions about love, home and belonging.