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3: Alif, Lam, Mim

2015 · 122 min

A brooding, action-driven dystopian thriller where old friendships strain against a corrupt system and hard choices.

Directed by
Anggy Umbara
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action
Starring
Cornelio Sunny, Abimana Aryasatya, Agus Kuncoro
Tagline
3 worlds collide for the bigger purpose
Overview
Jakarta 2036. Alif, Lam and Mim are three friends from martial art school Al-Ikhlas. Alif chooses to become state apparatus. He is determined to eradicate all forms of crime and searching for the killers of his parents. Lam, becomes a journalist. While Mim chooses to serve as a teacher in their school. All three are reunited after the explosion of a bomb in a cafe.

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Directed by
Anggy Umbara
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action
Starring
Cornelio Sunny, Abimana Aryasatya, Agus Kuncoro
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • justice
  • corruption
  • revenge
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, action
Directed by
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Written by
Fajar Umbara, Bounty Umbara, Anggy Umbara
Starring
Cornelio Sunny, Abimana Aryasatya, Agus Kuncoro, Prisia Nasution, Tika Bravani, Donny Alamsyah, Arswendy Bening Swara, Bima Azriel
Cinematography
Dicky R. Maland
Runtime
122 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
English, Indonesian

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