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Content created by Malaysians doesn't necessarily have to be particularly Malaysian, points out the columnist. If you're looking for a movie with a local feel, for example, he'd recommend 'KIL' (currently streaming on Netflix) over something like the romcom 'Istanbul Aku Datang!', though both were made locally. — Netflix/Primeworks Studios

Over the last few days my daughter has been playing a video game called No Straight Roads, about how a rock band duo is trying to beat the odds to gain respect and recognition. The two characters live in a city where electronic dance music rules the airwaves, and the powers-that-be try to stop any other kind of music from being played.

The thing is, my daughter is thoroughly entertained by it because many of the characters and settings in the game are indubitably familiar to her. The game is produced by Metronomik, a Malaysian company, and while it’s not set in Malaysia, the designers have incorporated a lot of things that are distinctively Malaysian, and that was what caught my daughter’s attention.

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