be more correct version and in keeping with similar Japanese practice elsewhere. This contrasts to the official version as recorded by Japanese Imperial Army, which indicated that he was executed first, then hung upside down from a cherry tree. British accounts have confirmed that his corpse was found hung upside down after the surrender and this has been repeated in a number of authoritative texts on the Malayan campaign. The actual mode of execution was never officially recorded. In the film, General Tomoyuki Yamashita commented on the lieutenant's bravery and valour before Adnan's execution possibly as a lesson for the Japanese troops and said that if there were ten more soldiers like Adnan in the British Colonial Forces in Malaya at that time, he would have needed ten more divisions to conquer Malaya. However, the official version records that the execution by the Japanese troops in anger for his stubbornness in holding his position and inflicting large casualties on Japanese troops. The Lewis gun that being used regularly by Hairi Othman in this film is actually a mocked up model. From standard general-purpose machine gun it attached with prop made circular bullet magazine. The actual lewis gun model is the magazine are in slim, thin and disk-shaped. Not bulky and big that being used in this film, which is similar to aircraft version of the magazine. Criticism The film received criticism for using Malay actors to portray Japanese and English soldiers throughout the film. Furthermore, the original English dialogue as spoken by the actors was voiced over by Malays speaking in halting and strongly accented English suggesting that there was an awkward attempt to alter the dialogue to give a different slant to the situations depicted and to portray the British in an unfavourable light. Release and reception Leftenan Adnan was released on 31 August 2000 in conjunction with 43rd anniversary of Malaysia's indepencence and marketed as the "Ultimate Malay Film Epic". Meor Shariman and Joe Lee, both writes for The Malay Mail dubbed the film as "the Malaysian version of Saving Private Ryan". Legacy In 2014, Leftenan Adnan was listed as one of 6 Best Merdeka Day-themed film by film portal, Cinema Online. It also listed by Astro Awani as one of 5 patriotic films based on true stories should watched. Malaysian teen magazine, Remaja also listed this film as among patriotic films should watched. Explanatory notes References External