14 sets in Bali, restoring the post-war Malaya of The Ghost and the Gun

 Viking Sunset Studios in Bali built 14 historical sets to film the villages and environments of post-war Malaya.《The Ghost and the Gun》(The Ghost and the Gun) will be released on Netflix on November 28, 2026, covering most regions including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.The film has previously entered theaters in Southeast Asia, with the Malaysian title Peluru Senja.

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The story takes place in Malaya in 1948.During a retreat, a Malayan soldier and a British soldier were left behind.When a nearby village is threatened by an armed group, the two must put aside their differences and work together to protect the villagers.Director Anshul Tiwari is more concerned with the people caught up in the conflict and the psychological scars that remain long after the shooting stops.The film looks at how the British evacuation affected local life from an Asian perspective, and the costumes and weapons were crafted with an emphasis on chronological accuracy.The entire film is in Malay and English.

Tiwari, who makes films in Singapore, previously directed Before Life After Death and his second feature Bayaar/Dust and the Wind, which screened at the UK Asian Film Festival earlier this year.In an interview with The Movie Buff in May, he introduced the third feature film that will be released on Netflix.Abhi Kumar is responsible for the script of the film.

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Hazman Al-Idrus plays Ishrak Wan, nicknamed “Izzy”; Brett Tutt plays the British soldier Ebu; Asmara Abigail plays Siti from Pahang.Fabian Loo plays Chin Liu, Ben Gardner Gray plays Simon Davis, and Joseph J.U. Taylor plays John Bennett.Gambit Saifullah, Mikael Chowdhury and Lupen Rashid also star, with a cast from Southeast Asia, the UK and the US.

Abigail came to attention in Joco Anwar’s Satan’s Slaves and Impetigore, and also stars in Anwar’s anthology Netflix drama Nightmares and Daydreams.

The production team spans Indonesia, the UK, the US, Denmark and Bangladesh, with producers including Vivian Ikdayah, Mohsen Ashraf, AJ Leon, Jessie White, Bo H. Holmgreen, Tahmid Khan, Tanveer Ali and Amreen Bashir.Companies such as FilmsPositive, ANIMA, Stapleview, Limbo Pictures and Misfit Productions participated in the production.

The film will be released in Malaysia in late August 2026, scheduled to coincide with the National Day week, and MSK Cinemas will be responsible for local distribution.