Mahathir Mohamad with his two-year-old granddaughter, Ineza Roussille. Now 32, Roussille has made a documentary about Mahathir called M for Malaysia.

Grandchild of Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad offers intimate look at iron-fisted prime minister in new documentary

M for Malaysia is a candid documentary on Mahathir’s campaign and re-election as Malaysian prime minister last year
It was directed by Mahathir’s granddaughter, Ineza Roussille, who talks about growing up with her famous granddad

Topic | Cinema

Enid Tsui

Published: 5:00am, 25 Apr, 2019

Updated: 3:33pm, 2 May, 2019

Mahathir Mohamad with his two-year-old granddaughter, Ineza Roussille. Now 32, Roussille has made a documentary about Mahathir called M for Malaysia.

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Enid Tsui

Enid joined the SCMP as senior culture writer in 2015 after many years of covering business and politics in Hong Kong and London. She edited and wrote for the Financial Times and the Nikkei Asian Review, presented on RTHK Radio 3, and launched the Economist Group's first Chinese-language publication, CFO China.