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Bidasari

1965 · 108 min

A poetic, old-fashioned fairy-tale romance with a jealous queen and a magical bond, unfolding slowly and earnestly.

Directed by
Dato' Haji Jamil Sulong
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Jins Shamsudin, Sarimah Ahmad, Zahara Ahmad
Overview
Bidasari film tells the story of a girl who lives shared with a fish that has a pretty face and a stunning stained-glass voice. Bidasari is a hatred by the Queen after she found that Bidasari is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom when she once saw in the magic mirror.

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Directed by
Dato' Haji Jamil Sulong
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Jins Shamsudin, Sarimah Ahmad, Zahara Ahmad
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
  • power
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Dato' Haji Jamil Sulong
Starring
Jins Shamsudin, Sarimah Ahmad, Zahara Ahmad, Habsah Buang, S. Kadarisman, Malik Sutan Muda, M. Rafee, S. Shamsuddin
Runtime
108 min
Country
Singapore
Languages
Malay

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