Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- warm
- melancholic
- witty
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What sets it apart
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Orked's apparently ideal marriage to the much older Arif is disrupted by the crisis surrounding Pak Atan and her encounter with Alan.
The hospital emergency draws Orked, Mak Inom, Pak Atan, Kak Yam, Arif, and Alan into overlapping conflicts and revelations.
The plot moves from chaotic hospital logistics and domestic comedy toward deceit and heartbreak without abandoning warmth.
The characters' family roles, marriage, illness, and community interactions ground the drama in contemporary Malaysian social life.
Films like Gubra, and why
Sepet
warm, bittersweet family drama balancing humor, heartbreak, and social observation
Mukhsin
intimate Malaysian relationship drama with cross-cultural tensions and a gentle comic sensibility
Still Walking
emotionally layered domestic drama combining romance, family conflict, and understated humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Yasmin Ahmad
- Release Date
- 2006-04-06
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Sharifah Amani
- Ida Nerina
- Harith Iskander
- Adibah Noor
- Adlin Aman Ramlie
- Alan Yun
- Namron
- Noorkhiriah
- Choo Seong Ng
- Juliana Ibrahim
Common questions
- What is Gubra about?
- A tenderly comic Malaysian relationship drama in which a hospital crisis exposes the fault lines beneath Orked’s seemingly perfect marriage.
- What is Gubra like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gubra as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gubra violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Gubra as mild.
- Which films are like Gubra?
- Films with a similar feel include Sepet, Mukhsin, and Still Walking.
- How long is Gubra?
- Gubra runs 110 minutes.
