WWII Drama ‘The Ghost And The Gun’ Unveils Cast, Set To Begin Production In Bali In June

EXCLUSIVE: Set to begin filming in June, Indonesia–Singapore-UK co-production The Ghost and the Gun will star Malaysian actors Gambit Saifullah (Alter-Naratif) and Fabian Loo (One Cent Thief), Indonesian actress Asmara Abigail (Stone Turtle) and American actor Brett Tutor (Black Doves).

The film is set in 1948 and follows a pair of soldiers abandoned by the British in Malaysia after the war. Both soldiers soon find themselves having to defend a village from rebel warlords.

Filming will commence in Bali, Indonesia at the newly-built Viking Sunset Studios.

The Malay-and English- language film will be the third feature film from Anshul Tiwari (Netflix’s Before Life After Death).

The Ghost and the Gun producers include Debasmita Dasgupta (Films Positive), Mikail Mahmud Chowdhury (LDNO Productions) and Tim Willrich (Limbo Pictures).

Misfit Productions co-founder Jessie White will serve as the film’s executive producer, with The Ghost and the Gun marking the company’s first narrative feature film involvement.

“Rarely have we seen the aftermath of WWII in Asia,” said director Tiwari. “That’s what drew me to this project, a chance to show a period in history that is often forgotten. The backdrop is the British withdrawal from Southeast Asia, but the heart of the film is these characters suffering from trauma and guilt. External scars of war may heal but the emotional damage never goes away.”

Dasgupta added: “To make a film with such complex characters and emotions requires a remarkable calibre of cast, and we are fortunate to have that calibre onboard.”

Bo Holmgreen, founder of Viking Sunset Studios, said: “We are thrilled to bring this magnificent movie to Bali. We combine state of the art facilities and the largest enclosed soundstage right on the beach alongside a huge range of locations with jungle, rivers and palm trees next to our backlots so we can concentrate sets close to the studio with minimal crew movement.”

White said: “Ghost and the Gun is exactly the kind of story Misfit was built for — fierce, untold, and deeply human. These are the films that matter. Stories that push into overlooked histories and show us new sides of conflict and connection. We couldn’t be more excited to help bring this urgent and powerful story to life.”