Sebuah ajang pencarian bakat tingkat sekolah telah mempertemukan dua hati: hati Melur, seorang siswi berdarah Melayu dan Mahesh, siswa beretnis India. Merdunya suara Melur mengantarkannya masuk dalam finalis ajang cari bakat “Talentime” yang diadakan oleh Ibu Guru Adibah. Di tengah acara ini pula, bibit cinta dan prasangka bersemai. Manakah yang akan lebih tumbuh berkembang?
Film terakhir dari almarhumah Yasmin Ahmad ini memenangkan penghargaan Skenario Terbaik dan Sutradara Terbaik pada Festival Film Malaysia 2009. Dan yang patut dicatat, juga memenangkan penghargaan juri khusus karena “Menunjukkan Nilai-Nilai Humanisme lewat Film”, yang membuktikan bahwa Talentime juga memenangkan hati banyak orang.
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A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organised by Cikgu Adibah. Along this competition, love seeds are blooming, unfortunately competing with seeds of prejudice. Which one of it thrive?
This last film from the late Yasmin Ahmad had won awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director at the 2009 Malaysian Film Festival, and especially of note, a special jury prize for “Implementing Humanitarian Elements In A Motion Picture”, proving that it also had won hearts..
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Sutradara Yasmin Ahmad | Pemeran Mahesh Jug al Kishor, Pamela Chong, Kahoe Hon | Negara Malaysia | Jenis Fiksi | Tahun 2009 | Durasi 120 menit | Bahasa Melayu, Tamil, Inggris, Kanton, Bahasa Isyarat | Subteks Bahasa Inggris | Format Digital | Klasifikasi Usia 12DO
Penghargaan
Nomine | Asian Film Award, Tokyo International Film Festival 2009, Jepang
Pemenang | Best Southeast Asian Film, Cinemanila International Film Festival 2009, Filipina
Pemenang | Best Director (Yasmin Ahmad), Malaysian Film Festival 2009, Malaysia
Pemenang | Best Screenplay (Yasmin Ahmad), Malaysian Film Festival 2009, Malaysia
Pemenang | Best Supporting Actor (Mohd Syafie Naswip), Malaysian Film Festival 2009, Malaysia
Pemenang | Most Promising Actress (Jaclyn Victor), Malaysian Film Festival 2009, Malaysia