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108 Media has acquired worldwide rights to the action packed martial arts film "Yasmine," ahead of its North American premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. As the first commercial film out of Brunei Darussalam, this Bruneian tale was directed by Siti Kamaluddin and stars the talented Liyana Yus as lead, Yasmine. The deal was brokered by 108 Media's Jordan Nutson and Din Kamaluddin of Origin Films, on behalf of the producers. 108 Media plans to release the film in North America.

"108 Media is excited to be bringing this thrilling, action-packed gem to the international marketplace," said Nutson.

Yasmine, a free-spirited young girl, joins her college Silat club after losing her lovers affections to her longtime rival and fellow martial arts enthusiast. In a tale of love and war, Yasmine discovers that love is never easy, but some dreams are worth fighting for...

108 Media is currently releasing "Honour," starring Paddy Considine, Aiysha Hart and Harvey Virdi.

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108 Media ( www.108mediacorp.com ) is a unique, vertically integrated and diversified next-generation media company. Through worldwide sales, distribution and ownership of film and TV content, 108 Media is positioned to offer custom built solutions for each of its projects.

About Origin Films

Origin Films Sdn Bhd is a film production company based in Brunei Darussalam. With a background in documentaries, music videos, TV commercials and various multimedia projects, it is their mission to promote local talents and achieve international success.

Mona (Aiysha Hart) arrives home late, suitcase in hand, and it’s clear in the way she sneaks in that she’s hiding something. Her mother (Harvey Virdi) welcomes her, but the older woman’s chilly demeanor barely conceals her disapproval of her daughter’s late-night gallivanting. Mona’s older brother, Kasim (Faraz Ayub), shows up, and the three eat dinner and relax in front of the television. Except none of them are even the slightest bit relaxed. Mona’s furtive glances at a knife in the kitchen and Kasim’s equally covert looks to mother add to a growing tension between them all. It’s broken as Kasim suddenly begins to strangle his sister while their mother holds Mona’s legs. The young woman struggles and writhes to no avail, attempting and failing to reach the knife she had secured in her back pocket, and before long her movements cease and she crumples, dead...

Title: Honour 108 Media Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: C Director: Shan Khan Screenplay: Shan Khan Cast: Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine, Faraz Ayub, Shubham Saraf, Harvey Virdi, Nikesh Patel Screened at: Review, NYC, 6/16/14 Opens: July 11, 2014 When Terry Leonard made the 1987 action thriller “Death before Dishonor,” he was setting the stage for one gunnery Sgt. Burns to rescue Marines taken hostage in the Middle East. These Marines believe that nothing is worse than dishonor, meaning that they, themselves would rather die than suffer a fate worse than death. It’s bizarre to think, however, that there are thousands of families that would [ Read More ]

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London based urban thriller Honour comes to DVD on 28 April 2014 and to celebrate, we have 3 DVDs to give away!

Starring Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur, The World’s End) and Aiysha Hart, star of the BBC’s Atlantis and Harvey Virdi (East is East, Bend it Like Beckham), the film comes from BAFTA nominated director Shan Khan and boasts strong supporting performances from upcoming UK talent; Nikesh Patel (Jadoo, Bedlam), Shubham Saraf and Faraz Ayub.

After a failed attempt at an honour killing at the hands of her family, Mona (Hart) is forced to go on the run. The family, desperate to save face, enlists the services of a bounty hunter (Considine) to search the streets of London to track her down.

Honour is available for digital download from 18 April 2014 and available on DVD from 28 April 2014.

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A British thriller about honour killings avoids worthiness but succumbs to melodrama

Writer/director Shan Khan describes his somewhat conflicted first feature as an attempt to tell a story about the harrowing subject of "honour" killings in a manner that could not be dismissed by a mainstream audience as too "worthy". The resulting thriller is torn between providing a serious portrayal of a very real social problem (the yearly number of such cases in the UK is now thought to be in double figures) and indulging in more generic melodrama as Mona (Aiysha Hart) is hunted by her British Muslim family with the aid of Nf thug Bounty (Paddy Considine), whose old Aryan Brotherhood allegiances appear to be taking their toll. The performances are strong, particularly from Harvey Virdi who breathes creepy life into the role of murderous mother, and cinematographer David Higgs makes good use of the shadows and light in the urban locations,...

The statistics for honour killings in the UK makes for a disquieting read. The idea that so many people are murdered for bringing shame upon their family or community, most of which are women, and predominantly for cultural and religious reasons, is inconceivable. It’s therefore somewhat refreshing to see a filmmaker, in this instance Shan Khan, approach such intriguing, yet mostly untouched cinematic territory. However, this particular endeavour loses its way somewhat, and the more delusory it becomes, the further away from reality we find ourselves.

The victim, in this instance, is the young Mona (Aiysha Hart), who is targeted by her mother (Harvey Virdi) and two brothers, Kasim (Faraz Ayub) and Adel (Shubham Saraf), when they learn of her intentions to run away with her boyfriend Tanvir (Nikesh Patel). Desperately wishing to avoid the shame and dishonour that comes with such an act, they plot to murder Mona,...

Director: Shan Khan; Screenwriter: Shan Khan; Starring: Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine, Faraz Ayub, Harvey Virdi, Nikesh Patel; Running time: 104 mins; Certificate: 15

A grim reflection of contemporary Britain and the so-called 'honour killings' that take place within certain communities, Shan Khan's directorial debut is a gritty thriller that doesn't know whether it wants to educate or entertain. The film's relatively engaging nature is largely reliant on the authenticity and tenacity of the performances from its impressive leads Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine and Faraz Ayub.

Honour explores the repugnant repercussions of Mona (Hart) angering her Muslim family by embarking on an affair with a Punjabi man (Nikesh Patel). Mona's policeman brother Kasim (Ayub) and mother (Harvey Virdi) want her dead for supposedly dishonouring their family and hire an unnamed racist bounty hunter (Considine) to track her down on the streets of London.

Plenty of twists ensue, although the sense of jeopardy...

Honour is Shan’s first feature film as writer – director, he has been part of the industry for many years. Training first as an actor, then moving into theatre and TV, with both, acting, writing and directing. Shan trained as an actor at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and on leaving took parts at The Bristol Old Vic, The National Theatre and The Traverse to name a few. In TV Drama he took the lead in Channel 4′s Bombay Blue and notable roles in Trial & Retribution and Judge John Deed.

Shan has written several projects for TV including The Vice for Carlton TV, River City, Maryhill Jihad and Glasgow Dreams for BBC. He currently has a single drama Five Pillars in development with BBC.

In his main passion film, Shan made his directorial debut with Candy Bar Kid, a 4 minute short, which was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Short Film.

On one of the filming days for Naachle London, director Neville Raschid was anticipating a glorious, sunny day at Kew Gardens in preparation of outdoor scenes, as well as inside the infamous Greenhouse. But once the crew began shooting the sequences inside the Greenhouse, the heavens opened up, inducing the wettest day of the year instead of the hottest!

As the crew were setting up between shots, British screen heartthrob Jake Canuso informed Neville that he was happy to dance in the rain and duly stepped outside. Neville then asked Fagun Thakrar, Jake’s co-star, and she was equally willing to take up the challenge, after looking outside to see Jake already getting his hair wet and practicing his moves in the downpour. And by pure serendipity, some of the most stunning shots of the film were created… with entirely natural rain and no need for rain machines!

Heralding the...

Heralding the debut of an exciting genre in British filmmaking, dynamic, Asian family business-driven, UK-based production and distribution company, Aviary Films, launches the first ever ‘BollyBrit’ film – Naachle London – a unique cinematic offering that presents a British take on the classic Bollywood genre, releasing in UK on 24th February 2012.

A feelgood, romantic comedy drama centring around two single parents that meet and fall in love when their children attend a West London, Bollywood dance class in preparation of a competition at the London Mela, Naachle London will appeal to cinemagoers of all ages and backgrounds. The film’s Usp is that the entire film was created in the UK. From the scriptwriters, the music composer, the playback singers and dancers to the actors, the cinematographer, the editor, producers and director, the entire team is UK-based.

Adopting the classic, Bollywood narrative structure and influence, Naachle London intelligently retells the rich girl-poor...

Neville Raschid's Naachle London has been described as the first mainstream Bollywood release created entirely in the UK. In a first for Hindi language cinema, the entire cast and crew on the romantic comedy drama are UK based. "The film stars a host of British Asian acting talent including Kulvinder Ghir, Raj Ghatak, Sofiya Hayat, Harvey Virdi, Neil D'Souza, Jake Canuso and several young newcomers, and is being shot entirely in Hindi - songs included," script supervisor Jaspreet Pandohar told Digital Spy. Based around a Bollywood dance contest, (more)...