Spilt Gravy On Rice, directed by Datuk Zahim Albakri bagged the Best Film award at the 32nd Malaysian Film Festival (FFM) Awards tonight.

It won the Digital Content Fund worth RM500,000.

Success was much sweeter since it took more than 10 years for the film to be shown on the silver screen.

Producer, Zarul Albakri Ikmal described the win as meaningful despite not expecting the long wait for his younger brother Datuk Zahim Albakri Ikmal's debut to be a success at the prestigious awards held at the Encore Theatre.

He even admitted that he was disappointed and even gave up after the film which was completed in 2011 did not pass the Film Censorship Board (LPF) and was required to make changes to obtain approval for the screening.

The film also won six awards namely, Most Promising Director and Best Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actress (Juliana Ibrahim).

Zarul further commented that Spilt Gravy only earned not more than RM1mil at the box office even though the cost of making the film was RM3mil.

The dark comedy film, which was originally released on Nov 8, 2015, was officially shown in cinemas on June 9.

It tells the story of five siblings from five different mothers and a father who grew up in different directions besides featuring the story of a middle-class family.

Led by veteran actor Datuk Rahim Razali, the film also featured acting by Naa Murad, Bernice Chauly, Sean Ghazi, Juliana Ibrahim and Zahim as the main character.

The Best Actor award went to Datuk Adi Putra who portrayed Malay warrior, Mat Kilau in Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan while Tan Chui Mui won the Best Actress award through Barbarian Invasion.

Held for the first time outside of the Klang Valley, FFM32 which took place at Encore Melaka saw 22 award categories involving films that were screened between July 15, 2021, and Sept 30 this year, offering cash prizes between RM5,000 and RM15,000.