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Si Doel Anak Betawi

1972 · 85 min

A gentle, grounded coming-of-age story that balances everyday humor with the quiet ache of loss and perseverance.

Directed by
Sjuman Djaya
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Rano Karno, Tutie Kirana, Sjuman Djaya
Overview
Doel, a child growing up in a Betawi society, who is trying to break the pragmatism of the society that considers the Betawi people to be conservative by getting as high an education as possible. After his father's death in an accident, he and his mother becomes a seller to survive.

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Directed by
Sjuman Djaya
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Rano Karno, Tutie Kirana, Sjuman Djaya
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • class
  • education
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Sjuman Djaya
Written by
Sjuman Djaya
Starring
Rano Karno, Tutie Kirana, Sjuman Djaya, Benyamin Sueb, Sukarno M. Noor, Dewi Rosaria Indah, Atik Pasono, Fifi Young
Cinematography
Sjamsuddin Jusuf
Runtime
85 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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