Motif
2019, Malay. Directed by Nadiah Hamzah.
Motif focuses on a police investigation and its most obvious innovation is the female perspective that the director imposes. Protagonist Dewi (Sharifah Amani) is a police officer who is sent from the capital of Kuala Lumpur to a provincial area, Tanah Merah (lit. “Red Earth”), to investigate the disappearance of the young daughter of the local community’s richest family. From the beginning, her arrival is greeted with distrust by her male colleagues, who are doubly annoyed by the fact of having an outsider who is also a woman intrude in the community.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Malay
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Motif is streaming on Tencent Video in India.
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- Released
- 26 September 2019
- Country
- Malaysia
- Written by
- Nadiah Hamzah
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Motif runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Motif is streaming on Tencent Video in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Motif?
If you liked Motif, try Limbo, Evil Under the Sun, The Seven-Ups.
Who directed Motif?
Motif (2019) was directed by Nadiah Hamzah and stars Sharifah Amani, Rosyam Nor, Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin.