Mukhsin

Mukhsin

Everyone has a first love story to tell.

2007 · 95 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Drama, Family

A twelve-year-old Malaysian boy's friendship with a sharp-tongued, assertive little girl moves awkwardly and wistfully into first love in this gently comic prequel to Yasmin Ahmad's "Sepet" and "Gubra."

Directed by Yasmin Ahmad · Written by Yasmin Ahmad

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