The makers of 'The New Village', a film set in the height of the communist insurgency, said that the film had survived the censors untouched in September last year.

"The movie has undergone all due processes including LPF screening, and was given a P13 classification with no cuts," said the filmmakers on the movie's official Facebook page.

However, the film is currently being reviewed again by the Film Censorship Board (LPF), which is under the purview of the Home Ministry.

The filmmakers described their product as a "period feature film in Mandarin" that "depicts a forbidden love story".

"This Chinese movie is set against the backdrop of the struggles of the Chinese communities in the resettlement into New Villages by the British," read the post.

The filmmakers did not explicitly address accusations that the protagonist of the story was a communist insurgent.

Who is the protagonist?

Responding to critics on the Facebook page, the filmmakers stated that the focus of the movie was on the suffering of immigrant Chinese being herded into 480 "re-settlement camps" which became "new villages" as they are known today.

"'The New Village' is an attempt to remember the residents of these new villages throughout the country," read one of the replies.

The movie was set to hit cinemas in August 22, but the release was postponed following complaints by Umno Youth exco member Lokman Adam, who claimed that the movie "glorified communism".

Following this, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the LPF would have to review the movie again.

Attempts to contact the movie director and producers have been futile.

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