Petua Nenek
2017
Skip it. 'Petua Nenek' sounds like a sweet, culturally specific indie film about traditional remedies and intergenerational wisdom, but the plot—a girl uses grandmother's folk cures to help a rich guy with body odor problems—tips into rom-com territory that feels thin and predictable. Without critical buzz or strong word-of-mouth to back it up, this Malaysian production isn't worth your evening.
Plot
The story follows Qaseh Arina (Adiba Yunus) who is raised by her grandmother, Nek Embun (Liza Abdullah). Nek Embun is a renowned midwife famous for her various traditional remedies. From a young age, Qaseh has accompanied Nek Embun in welcoming the birth of babies and wishes to become like her grandmother. Qaseh records every remedy of Nek Embun in her notebook. She brings Nek Embun's remedies with her until she continues her studies at university in Kuala Lumpur. Various heartwarming actions are performed by Qaseh using Nek Embun's remedies, so much so that she is called old-fashioned by her university friends. City people do not believe in Qaseh's remedies. However, Qaseh's remedy succeeds in helping solve the problem of Nash (Raja Afiq), a handsome and wealthy bachelor but who has a body odor problem. Since then they become good friends.
Director: Along Kamaludin
Cast: Adibah Yunus, Liza Abdullah, Fazli Zainal, Zaidi Omar, Julia Farhana Marin