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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 27 > Malaysian director of films about race

Malaysian director of films about race

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 27, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian film director Yasmin Ahmad, who won accolades for her deeply felt depictions of everyday struggles with racial prejudice and social barriers, has died of complications from a stroke. She was 51.

Yasmin’s close friend, Fatimah Abu Bakar,....

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