Christine Hakim
Also Known As: Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim
Biography: Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim (born December 25, 1956, in Kuala Tungkal, Jambi) is an Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist. Christine is of mixed ancestry, with family roots from Aceh, Minang, Java, and the Middle East. Christine Hakim was born in Jambi and grew up in Yogyakarta, initially aspiring to become an architect or psychologist. Her career path changed when she was discovered by director Teguh Karya for his 1973 film Cinta Pertama (First Love). Her role in the film earned her the Citra Award for Best Leading Actress and convinced her to pursue a career in acting. Since then, she has starred in numerous films, including Badai Pasti Berlalu (The Storm Will Surely Pass) in 1977 and Tjoet Nja' Dhien in 1988. She also had a minor role in the 2010 Hollywood film Eat Pray Love. As of 2018, she had won eight Citra Awards, received lifetime achievement awards from the Indonesian Film Festival, the Indonesian Movie Actors Awards, and the Cinemanila International Film Festival, and served as a jury member at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Christine expanded her career into film production in 1998, producing Daun di Atas Bantal (Leaf on a Pillow) and Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sands). She later ventured into documentary filmmaking and became an advocate for education and autism awareness. Since 2008, she has served as Indonesia's Ambassador to UNESCO, focusing on education issues. Christine initially had no intention of becoming an actress. She dreamed of becoming an architect or psychologist. However, her fate changed when Teguh Karya offered her a role in Cinta Pertama. He approached her after seeing her modeling photos in a magazine, which she had done merely to help a friend. Unable to refuse Karya's warm and friendly demeanor, Christine described how he "reeled her in slowly, like a fisherman." Despite initially considering leaving acting after completing the shoot, her work in Cinta Pertama earned her a Citra Award for Best Leading Actress, convincing her to continue acting. Teguh Karya later revealed that he had argued with the film's producer over casting Christine. The producer was concerned that she was "too skinny and lacked a figure," to which Karya retorted, "Are we selling a movie or selling breasts?" The following year, Christine starred in another Teguh Karya-directed film, Kawin Lari (Elopement). The experience gave her a deeper understanding of acting, allowing her to "see life from a different perspective through character study." In 1976, she starred in Sesuatu yang Indah (Something Beautiful), directed by Wim Umboh, marking the first film in which Christine used her own voice. In previous films, her voice had been dubbed by Titi Qadarsih as her natural voice was considered "too deep." In 1977, she appeared in Badai Pasti Berlalu, featured on the film's poster and soundtrack album cover. Christine showcased 14 Indonesian films at the Nantes Three Continents Festival in November 1983, appearing in half of them. Two years later, she attended the Cannes Film Festival as an observer, establishing a working relationship with Pierre Risient, who later helped bring her films to Cannes.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kuala Tungkal, Jambi
Birthday: December 25, 1956
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Gender: Female
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Sleeping Man
Overview: Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-02-03
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A Legendary Love
Overview: In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from Melaka, against a backdrop of war and mysticism.
Genres: History Action Drama Romance
Original Language: ms
Release Date: 2004-08-31
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Merantau
Overview: In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2009-08-06
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Just Mom
Overview: When Siti loses the attention of her biological children, who are established and busy with their respective jobs, she takes care of Murni, a psychoneurotic pregnant girl. What Siti did made her children worry and forbade her. Accompanied by her adopted son Jalu, Siti is determined to take care of Murni when her physical condition is getting weaker due to cancer.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2022-01-27
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Tris
Overview: Tristan feels useless to his family. His decision to see a psychologist made him realize something he had never imagined before.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-03
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Sekar
Overview: Sekar is a blind woman who makes her mother's batik her whole world. Until Sekar met a silversmith who made batik motifs for her. The man brought batik to life in another way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2018-10-02
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Gordel van smaragd
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Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1997-10-02
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Sara
Overview: Sara, a transgender woman goes back to her remote hometown to attend her father’s funeral. She finds the village has changed greatly, and that the villagers have become extremely religious. Added to that, her mother suffers from dementia and treats her like a complete stranger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2023-10-06
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Tjoet Nja' Dhien
Overview: Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1988-10-01
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Grave Torture
Overview: When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2024-04-11
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Jamila and the President
Overview: Jamila is a prostitute serving a life sentence behind bars. She surrenders herself to the authorities after admitting she killed a high-ranking minister, and refuses to be represented by any lawyer or request a plea to ease her sentence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2009-04-30
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Irisan-irisan Hati
Overview: Even though he is not a "left wing" student, Nurhadi, nicknamed Hadi, insists on becoming a volunteer in the fight against Malaysia. Wati, his lover, tries to stop him, but fails. She pretends to be pregnant so that Hadi marries her. But Hadi still goes to Malaysia. Hadi’s group is detected by a Malaysian patrol, when they are about to land in Malaysia, which leads to a firefight. Everyone dies except Hadi, who is found unconscious by Latifah at the beach. Hadi is taken care of by Latifah and his father, Somad. He claims that he is a fisherman who has been stranded and is named Mohamad Noor. The confrontation between Indonesia and Malaysia then ends. Wati still believes that her husband is alive and goes to Malaysia to find him. She finds Hadi already married to a pregnant Latifah. Wati goes home in disappointment.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1988-08-22
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Sri Asih
Overview: Alana discover the truth about her origin: she’s not an ordinary human being. She may be the gift for humanity and become its protector as Sri Asih. Or a destruction, if she can’t control her anger.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2022-11-17
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Retak Gading
Overview: Gading became the topic of discussion and contention on campus. The star who managed to get Ivory's heart, their love relationship did not go perfectly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2014-02-13
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Sharp Gravel
Overview: Ganjar and Retno plan to marry, but this fails. Then with Inten, Retno looking for jobs but they are trapped by Joko. Retno realises she is going to be used by him and manages to escape.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1984-01-02
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The Golden Cane Warrior
Overview: A martial arts master angers two of her protégés when she selects a third to take her post and the legendary weapon that comes with it.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2014-12-18
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Atheis
Overview: Adapted from Achdiat Kartamihardja's novel of the same name. It follows a young Muslim man named Hasan who, through his interactions with others, loses his faith.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-01-02
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The Hijra
Overview: In 1912, Javanese activist Omar Said Tjokroaminoto co-founds the Sarekat Islam party to fight injustices of the Dutch East Indies' colonial regime.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2015-04-09
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Leaf on a Pillow
Overview: The Indonesian society is seen through a middle-aged lady's eyes in her daily encounters with the street children who work and live off the harsh and sleazy world of adults.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1998-08-14
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As White as the Heart, as Red as the Lips
Overview: A study of middle class life in Jakarta.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-09-17
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The Clerics
Overview: It follows the struggle of clerics to keep Islam alive during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia in 1942.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2013-05-30
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Bila Esok Ibu Tiada
Overview: It tells the story of a family with four children consisting of 1 boy and 3 girls. The four children are very dependent on their parents, especially their mother. Until one day, these four siblings had to accept the fate of their mother's passing.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2024-11-14
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Whispering Sands
Overview: Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother. Forced to move inland from their seaside home to a desert of constantly shifting sands, the pair settle down to their familiar antagonism. Finally, Daya sees a vaguely familiar face shuffle in from across the wasteland.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2001-05-18
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Commercial Spirits on Campus
Overview: Mr. Parto gambles away his house and then dies, but his spirit continues to "help" his doctor son by causing him as much misfortune as possible.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Boven Digoel
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2017-02-08
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Badai Pasti Berlalu
Overview: Siska, a young woman was heartbroken after her fiancé broke off their engagement. Unwilling to see his sister depressed, her brother Johnny introduced her to his friend Leo, who is known as a womanizer.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-11-28
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Behind the Mosquito Net
Overview: A portrait of newly married couple, Nurlela and Hasan, who have to live at the house of Nurlelas’s father. They do not have enough money to find a place of their own. Nurlela's father constantly compares Hasan negatively to his rich son-in-law Bakri (August Melasz), causes a friction between the young couple. Hasan and Nurlela fights when looking for their own way to be able to live independently. This situation makes them lie to each other, especially Hasan, who questions himself about his work and its environment. Hasan’s hard work to get off the family’s house eventually causes a misunderstanding. Nurlela almost commits suicide before the couple is able to trust each other again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Kartini: Princess of Java
Overview: A woman of nobility battles patriarchal norms in order to improve educational access for women in early 1900s Indonesian society.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2017-04-19
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Ponirah Is Convicted
Overview: Since birth Ponirah has lived a cursed life. Her mother died while birthing her and her brother Permadi is hit by a truck while riding a bicycle with her. This leads her father, Jabarudi, to go temporarily insane and nearly stab her with a kris. Their maid, Trindil, brings Ponirah with her and escapes the city, settling in Yogyakarta. Trindil becomes a prostitute to support herself and Ponirah; the two live at the brothel.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1984-07-06
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Sultan Agung
Overview: The story of Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma, the king of Mataram when he was still a teenager until he becomes a king.
Genres: History
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2018-08-23
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First Love
Overview: Love story in which the girl's parents disapprove of her boyfriend because he was accused of killing his former wife.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-08-08
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Bridegroom's Bed
Overview: Bram and Nona marry without her parent’s approval, as she is already arranged to marry Paul. The life of the husband and wife is only supported by Bram’s small salary so they live in the slums, which is realistically depicted. They also have problems with Nien, Bram’s old unmarried sister.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-08-01
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Dancing in the Rain
Overview: Banyu, a boy with autism spectrum disorder, starts a beautiful friendship with Radin and Kinara. When they all grown up, a tragic event occurred, putting their friendship on the edge of destruction.
Genres: Drama Romance Family
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2018-10-18
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Impetigore
Overview: A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2019-10-17
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Something Beautiful
Overview: Director Wim Umboh experiments again and the first third of the movie is filled with a series of images almost without dialogue relating the work of brothers, Johanes and Leo Mokodompis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1976-05-15
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The Beggar and The Rickshaw Driver
Overview: Sri, a beggar who caused a scandal in her helper’s family, tries to escape with with Parto, a rickshaw driver.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1978-05-30
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Eat Pray Love
Overview: Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-12
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Rayya, Cahaya Di Atas Cahaya
Overview: Rayya is a great artist, diverse talents. She's an actress, musician, singer, and even a model. The glamorous world that many people dream of is already in the grip. The arrogance that usually comes with success was embraced. But, the success of weakening Rayya was 'dumped', the momentum was the trigger that turned Rayya's confusion into a plan to stop his own life. about him with the hope that in the end there will be nothing left. Arya is a middle-aged photographer who also has her own problems. The man who found a way out of his problem thanks to Rayya. Both of them proceed together to find light above light
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2012-09-20
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In The Name of Love
Overview: Satrio Hidayat really loves Citra, but as he has not stabilized yet, Citra marries Triawan Negara. Hence the two men become rivals and they declare their mutual enmity by trying to bring each other down in public. Their feud is passed on to their children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2008-04-11
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Bumi Itu Bulat
Overview: Rahabi, Markus, Hitu, Sayid and Tiara formed an acapella group named Rujak Acapella. Rahabi wants Rujak Acapella to succeed to paid his little sister, Rara's tuition college. The way opened when Aldi, a music poducer offered them a contract; with a condition Aisha must join Rujak Acapella. Rahabi finally must make a choice, whether he must chase his dream, with the risk he must lose everyone he cared about.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2019-04-11
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Ibu Maafkan Aku
Overview: Hartini is raising three children alone after her husband died. Working as a stone breaker is her final choice to survive and to send their three children to school: Banyu (high school), Gendis (high school), and Satrio (elementary school). Banyu grows into a "pilot" in the family. His manner is often conflicting with his sister (Gendis). Especially when Gendis know a someone whom she loves. That is Panji. Banyu has to go to Jakarta to reach his dreams. Hartini feels wobbly the second time as when left by her husband. Moreover Gendis decides to continue studying in Jogjakarta. Satrio is the only solace for Hartini. Banyu becomes a pilot and Gendis a doctor like the Hartini’s dream. But, there is a secret that has kept by Hartini.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2016-11-10
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The Gift
Overview: When novelist Tiana falls in love with a visually impaired Harun on her 30th birthday, little she knew that her childhood friend, Arie, now an established surgeon, was going to propose to her on the same day. What unfolds thereafter is three humans beings endeavor to redefine love and human disability.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2018-05-24
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Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Overview: A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on this big day, as they listen to prayers from the loudspeakers. The bride, Putri, is getting ready inside her bedroom while her mother is helping with the final touches of her hair and makeup. Tender and frank conversations about marriage are shared between mother and daughter in that intimate space, before Putri leaves to begin a new life with her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2019-11-21
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Doctor Siti Pertiwi Returns to the Village
Overview: After her graduation as a doctor, Siti Pertiwi is sent to the Menggala area in Lampung. She has to deal with many problems, such as the corrupt paramedics who assist her and the villagers’ fear of the shaman – Atuk Raja – and his men. These problems have complicated her role as the local doctor. Then she receives help from a student who interns in the area. Unfortunately, the assistance invites gossip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-12-27
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Temporarily, Eternally
Overview: Saka and Zara decided to stay apart temporarily because Zara was on duty as a doctor who handled COVID-19 patients. Through a series of video calls, the big secret was revealed between them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2020-06-06
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Anak-anak Borobudur
Overview: The movie takes place in a village near the Borobudur Temple in the Central Java. The village people make their living by digging up stones and carving them. Amat (Adadiri Tanpalang), a ten-year-old boy is an intelligent and mature boy who helps his mute father with stone carving. One day, his teacher requests him to participate in a stone carving competition. He never finishes it; instead his father does it for him. He wins but he returns the prize to the school because he felt that he doesn’t deserve it. He claims that his father is the one who finished the statue for competition for him. While his friend, Siti (Acintyaswati Widianing) is the one who sent the stone carving to the competition.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2007-07-05
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A Perfect Fit
Overview: Sparks fly when a fashion blogger in Bali meets a gifted shoemaker, leading her to question her commitment to her fiancé.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2021-07-15
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Kawin Lari
Overview: Director Teguh Karya intended to make a “real” comedy amidst the many slapstick comedies at the time, and in fact calls this film a bitter comedy. In the film, Ms. Sumirah, a widow who used to be a favourite pretty girl in Padalarang, worries about her daughter Anna, who is shy and self-conscious. She keeps pushing Anna’s brother, Willy, to invite home a co-worker from the clothing factory he works in. Then a change occurs after Anna meets Jaka, an English teacher living near her house. When their relationship starts to bloom, it is found out that Jaka is the son of Saodah, a woman who once had an affair with Sumirah’s husband, Van Nijs. Sumirah changes her mind and opposes their relationship. Finally Anna and Jaka elope.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-03-20
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Bandung Lautan Api
Overview: Set on 24 March 1946 in Bandung, when the city was engulfed in explosions as if it was a sea of fire, the battle scenes between Indonesian and Dutch dominate the film. The main plot line is the conflict of Nani, a Red Cross nurse, who loves Priyatna, an ex PETA fighter. Meanwhile, Hidayat, the commander of Priyatna’s troop, also likes Nani. It is a small story, within a war, that ends with the death of Hidayat.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-03-12
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Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Overview: Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
Genres: Action Romance Comedy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 2021-12-02
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On Your Lap
Overview: Sartika, a pregnant young woman, moves away from her city hoping to provide a better future for her child. She meets Maya, a coffee shop owner in Pantura. Maya takes care of Sartika and helps with her deliveries. After Sartika gives birth, Maya manipulates her into working for her as the "Kopi Pangku" waitress, a job that requires her to serve coffee on a man's lap, until one day she meets a fish distributor truck driver named Hadi and falls in love. Will she find happiness?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
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Impian Perawan (Melati)
Overview: Melati, who came from the village looking for work, accidentally met Rio. Then she worked at Rio's uncle's restaurant as a waitress. Conflict arose when it was discovered that Rio's father and Melati's mother were once in a marital relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1976-10-06
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Sukma
Overview: Arini and her family went to a small town to start a new life, but it turns into a disaster after they find an ancient mirror in a secret warehouse. Who would have thought, in the mirror there is an old woman who wants Arini's body to be young again, by exchanging her body through the mirror.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: id
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