Bejalai
Bejalai
1989, MS. Directed by Stephen Teo.
The first Malaysian film to be selected for the Berlin Film Festival (in 1989) is an experimental feature about the custom among the native Iban community of Sarawak for young men to "bejalai" (go on a journey) before attaining maturity.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- MS
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- Released
- 10 February 1989
- Country
- Malaysia
- Written by
- K. W. Lo, Stephen Teo, Roger Garcia
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Bejalai runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Bejalai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 February 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Bejalai?
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Who directed Bejalai?
Bejalai (1989) was directed by Stephen Teo and stars Dickie Issac, Saloma Kumpeing, James Maluda.