About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Gayong 2' and its historical context post-Japanese Occupation in Malaya.

The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 376) - Gayong 2 After the Japanese Occupation of Malaya ended, Meor worked as a policeman in the Special Branch unit in Singapore. This time he is facing the Chinese triads, the majority of whom operate in the opium business under the protection of corrupt officials. The Fat Bidin Film Club is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FuPKepF9r8Y Copyright (C) 2026 Fat Bidin Sdn Bhd For more, visit http://fatbidin.com Want to find out out about Fat Bidin’s latest film ‘JOM KITA KE LAUT’? Visit: http://fatbidin.com/jkkl/ Interested in making your own films? Then why not get Zan Azlee's book 'Guide to indie filmmaking' today: https://fatbidin.com/guide-to-independent-filmmaking/ Buy Fat Bidin books, films and merchandise at http://fatbidin.com/store/

People in this episode

Host: fatbidin

Topics covered

• film analysis
• Malaya history
• Japanese Occupation
• police work
• triads
• opium trade

Keywords

• Fat Bidin
• Gayong 2
• Meor
• Malaya
• Japanese Occupation
• triads
• opium

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fat Bidin Sdn Bhd

Books & works: Gayong 2

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