KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has given a glowing endorsement of Ejen Ali The Movie by granting it top marks.
“I give it five stars!” he wrote enthusiastically in a post yesterday on his Instagram account (@chedetofficial).
Dr Mahathir said that he had watched the new CGI-animated movie with his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali recently at GSC Cinemas in the Pavilion shopping mall here.
He further wrote: “I found this film by Wau Animations to be on par with other international productions which utilise modern technology. The people of Malaysia can surely be proud of this high quality film.”
Chronicling the further adventures of the popular television series of the same name, Ejen Ali The Movie has been a resounding success so far at the box office having collected over RM13 million in just a week after its cinema release.
Produced by Primeworks Studios and WAU Animation, the debut feature film for Ejen Ali follows the exciting story of the titular 12-year-old spy, who has to uncover a mystery that threatens the city of Cyberaya and challenges his loyalty towards his secret agency MATA.
Ejen Ali The Movie is still in cinemas nationwide.