Walid

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Walid

Released Jul 28, 2023

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Walid (Megat Sharizal) lives a simple small town life, donating his time to teaching under-privileged children, as well as repairing electrical items for the villagers. One day he notices a young girl, Aisha, hanging around his class and invites her to join. A bond builds between teacher and student until it is shattered by a local crime syndicate that snatches Aisha and the other children. When Walid starts to investigate Aisha's disappearance he realizes the tentacles of the syndicate are everywhere, and takes matters into his own hands to get Aisha and her friends back before they are sold.

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's clear that the filmmakers are less interested in the themes or narrative than they are in staging epic fist-fights. Fans of this kind of stripped-down mayhem will love it.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 28, 2023

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William Schwartz

Book & Film Globe

The main selling point of Walid is less any of the social backdrop as it is the fact that the entire second half of the movie is just a really long Silat martial arts sequence.

Aug 10, 2023

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Walid is a satisfying tale of good and evil that rolls out some moral instruction on principles, but the icing on the cake is the long-form hand-to-hand Silat fighting that rounds out the film.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 31, 2023

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Fred Topel

United Press International

Walid boasts good choreography captured with clear footage and strong editing.

Jul 27, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

An occasionally heartwarming, but an often exhausting, tedious and heavy-handed amalgam of martial arts action thrills and inspirational drama that turns the film into a disjointed, preachy and schmaltzy mess.

Jul 27, 2023

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

An effective mix of poignant drama and gritty action thriller worth checking out.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 25, 2023

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Walid (Megat Sharizal) lives a simple small town life, donating his time to teaching under-privileged children, as well as repairing electrical items for the villagers. One day he notices a young girl, Aisha, hanging around his class and invites her to join. A bond builds between teacher and student until it is shattered by a local crime syndicate that snatches Aisha and the other children. When Walid starts to investigate Aisha's disappearance he realizes the tentacles of the syndicate are everywhere, and takes matters into his own hands to get Aisha and her friends back before they are sold.

Director: Areel Abu Bakar
Producer: Areel Abu Bakar, Eeman Teoh, Hayati Ahmad
Screenwriter: Areel Abu Bakar, Hafiz Derani
Distributor: Outsider Pictures
Production Co: Layar Pictures Sdn
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: Malay
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital