I can't say for certain if my static camera influence came from the cinema of Japan, Iran, or certain cinematic traditions of Europe. I admire films … - Yasmin Ahmad

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I can't say for certain if my static camera influence came from the cinema of Japan, Iran, or certain cinematic traditions of Europe. I admire films that uphold real sentiments, and I daresay I don't much care which country they come from, for as long as they engage me on some human level. In fact, if I had to cite my greatest cinematic hero and influence of all, I would have to say it was Charlie Chaplin.

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Yasmin Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director and screenwriter

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Alternative Names: Abdullah Tan Yew Leong Yasmin binti Ahmad

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