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Indera Bangsawan

1961 · 123 min

A stately old-fashioned folk adventure that unfolds slowly, full of strange lands and destiny, more charming than thrilling.

Directed by
Dhiresh Ghosh
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jins Shamsudin, Kuswadinata, Sarimah Ahmad
Overview
Tells the tale of two brothers Indera Bangsawan and Indera Sakti who has gone out in search of buluh perindu on the orders of their father His Royal Highness. On their oath searching for the buluh perindu they were seperated by a tornado ending up Indera Sakti in a land called Antah Berahi. The land is very much quiet due to its history where a Garuda attacked the land. Indera Bangsawawn on the other hand ended up in a cave occupied by his grangdfather Kuban Shah. He asked his grandfather for help to search for the buluh perindu. He was willingly enough to help him out but before that he needs to go to Antah Permata and marry with Puteri Ratna Saerah. Will the two lost brothers ever find the buluh perindu?

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Directed by
Dhiresh Ghosh
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jins Shamsudin, Kuswadinata, Sarimah Ahmad
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • fate
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Dhiresh Ghosh
Written by
H. M. Rohaizad
Starring
Jins Shamsudin, Kuswadinata, Sarimah Ahmad, Saadiah, S. Kadarisman, Haji Mahadi
Runtime
123 min
Country
Malaysia, Singapore
Languages
Malay

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