KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The trailer of the film, Paskal depicting the story of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)’s Special Squad (Paskal) has captured the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Najib who uploaded the 49-second video trailer via his Twitter site today described the movie as impressive and reflected courageous Malaysian warriors in their missions.
“Pendekar melangkah tangan menggegar”. Hebat PASKAL @tldm_rasmi ! #NegarakuMalaysia#HebatkanNegaraku #PerkasaPerwira #SentiasaYangTerbaik #SediaBerkorban,” he said.
Directed by Adrian Tan, the film which was shot in Lumut, Perak, Semporna, Sabah and Morocco featured local acting talents such Hairul Azreen, Datuk Eizlan Yusof, Ammar Alfian, Henley Hii, Taufiq Hanafi, Gambit Saifullah, Hafizul Kamal, Theebaan G and Jasmine Suraya Chin.
The line-up of film stars in the movie also went through a short training session at the navy to get the feel of their characters they played more effectively.
Taken from a real life story, Paskal portrayed the success of the elite force in its United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Angola in 1998 apart from the mission in recapturing the merchant ship MT Bung Laurel from pirates in the Gulf of Aden in 2011. — Bernama
