
Four young Malaysians, Salmi, Razak, Ani and Angee have been assigned to do a picture book of ‘1957’. While two of them grudgingly carry out the request made by the publisher, Zahari, one of them takes on the role enthusiastically. Along the way, they find themselves immersed in the characters, emotional moments, identifying with and finding meaning in the struggle of ‘1957’. They weave the story of independence by transporting themselves back to the past. Ordinary Malaysians who fell in love, and found their love for the country override their personal emotions. The present characters find new meaning to ‘Merdeka’

as Salmi/Normala

as Hali/Zahari

as Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

as Dato' Onn Jaafar

as Ani/Aishah

as Rafik/Rozhan

as Datin Halimah

as Datin Sharifah Rodziah

as Tun Tan Cheng Lock

as Tun H. S. Lee

as Sardon Jubir

as Ibu Zain

as Puteh Maria

as Muzafar

as Khalilah

as Khir Johari

as Tun Abdul Razak

as Tun Dr. Ismail

as Hussein Onn

as Anwar bin Abdul Malik

as Syeikh Ahmad

as EEC Thuraisingham

as Ang Lee

as Ahmad Badawi

as Sultan Johor

as Sultan Selangor

as Sultan Kedah

as Sultan Perak

as Syeikh Abdullah Fahim

as Sir Edward Gent

as Syed Alwi Al-Hadi

as Zahari (70 tahun)

as Kawan Normala

as Datuk Yahaya