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Stories Set in Kuala Lumpur
Built inland from a muddy river junction, Kuala Lumpur is now a high-rise capital ringed by limestone hills and rainforest. Tin mining under British administration drew Chinese and Indian workers in the nineteenth century, which is why stories here navigate contracts, migration and city ambition. Entrapment and KL Gangster 2 sit on its shelf. Open Kuala Lumpur on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 6 books, 15 movies and 2 games set in Kuala Lumpur.
Entrapment
Two thieves who travel in elegant circles try to outsmart each other and in the process end up falling in love.
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Rawang an immigrant from Bangladesh living in awful conditions takes pity on a Chinese man Hsiao-kang who is beaten up and left in the street. Rawang lovingly nurses him on a mattress he found. When he is almost healed…
My Stupid Boss
After moving to Kuala Lumpur Diana lands a secretary job at an ironworks owned by her husband's old college friend possibly the world's worst boss.
KL Gangster 2
Two brothers Malek and Jai are indirectly thrust headlong into the world of gangsters and crime when their father died 10 years ago. Since their father's death Malek Jai and their mother have been threatened by…
Reborn
Li Haoming a talented funny geek enjoys living in his own virtual world and suddenly is dragged into a real dangerous hacker game by mysterious men. Contemporary police cyber security team go under cover in Shanghai and…
Kadaram Kondan
Kadaram Kondan (Conqueror of Kadaram): The pregnant wife of a young doctor is kidnapped and the kidnappers want him to help free a patient who is admitted in the hospital. Who is the patient? And why are the cops and…
Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map
Jeff Dunham and his iconic creations Achmed Walter Peanut and Bubba J. have embarked on an unprecedented world tour through five continents logging almost 100000 miles and starring in arenas where few American comedians…
KL Zombie
An adaptation of the FIXI novel "Zombijaya" by Adib Zaini. The novel itself is inspired by AMC's television drama series "The Walking Dead". The film tells the tale of slacker Nipis who becomes a reluctant hero when a…
Iron Angels II
Mona Billy and Elaine are a tough trio known as the "Angels." While they are on vacation in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) they find out that one of Billy's school-chums is now a gun-runner plotting a revolution in Malaysia…
Cinta Kontrak
"Oi cicak kobeng! Ayat aku tu! Yang kau sibuk-sibuk ciplak buat harta sendiri pulak apahal? Ayat aku tu milik aku secara rasmi tau tak!" Aku semburkan ayat-ayatku dihadapan wajahnya.Nur Alia Airysha, seorang gadis yang…
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