Malaysia Paskal ranks #2 among 8 Malaysia films released between 2017–2019.
Synopsis
“Between Family and Country”
The true events of Lieutenant Commander Arman Anwar of PASKAL, an elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy, and his team's mission to rescue the MV Bunga Laurel, a tanker which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates in 2011.
Other Titles From Astro Shaw
The 2017–2019 Malaysia Window
Among 8 Malaysia films we catalog from this window, Paskal places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Malaysia Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for Malaysia — 5 titles released, including Paskal. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (16 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 54m runtime, production spent $20K per minute on screen and earned $59K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3 of 20 Malaysia films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.6 points above the Malaysia average of 6.1/10.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malay |
| Spoken Languages | English, Malay |
| Production Companies | Astro Shaw, GSC Movies |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | September 27, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt9063106 |