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My Beloved Dearest

2013 · 70 min

A quiet, simmering two-hander that traps you in a shuttered room with two lonely people, making every small kindness feel hard-won.

Directed by: Sanif Olek
Genres: Drama
Starring: Rahim Razali, Aidli Mosbit, Hashimah Hamidon

Overview: Sambal Goreng - a traditional dish in the Malay Archipelago - is the metaphor for the sizzle, simmer, spice and flavor of a household wherein resides a Tsunami survivor turned domestic helper who struggles to save her job and her bitter retired employer.

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Directed by: Sanif Olek
Genres: Drama
Starring: Rahim Razali, Aidli Mosbit, Hashimah Hamidon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
family
class
healing
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sanif Olek
Written by: Gene Shah Rudyn, Sanif Olek
Starring: Rahim Razali, Aidli Mosbit, Hashimah Hamidon, Rafaat Haji Hamzah, Norsiah Ramly, Keatar Hm, Sani Hussin, Shah Iskandar
Runtime: 70 min
Country: Singapore
Languages: Indonesian, Malay

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