Daulat (2020 film)

Daulat (English: Long Live) is a 2020 Malaysian Malay-language political thriller film written and directed by Imran Sheik.

It tells the story of a politician (Vanidah Imran) and her party plotting a feisty political comeback after having just lost the last election, ready to do whatever it takes to win.

As part of her cunning strategy, Suri plots with her husband, Idrus and takes advantage of his position and power as the CEO of a national news company to create slander and propaganda against the rival party.

The film is released online for free and uncensored, on 6 April 2020 exclusively for Iflix after a series of private screenings with industry experts and close enthusiastic cineastes.

The production team originally opted for a theatrical release, but decided to distribute in streaming service to avoid cuts by the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia.