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Nyai: A Woman from Java

2016 · 90 min

A quiet, aching plunge into colonial cruelty, where dignity is a fragile rebellion and every frame carries the weight of history.

Directed by: Garin Nugroho
Genres: Drama
Starring: Annisa Hertami, Rudi Corens, Cahwati Sugiarto

Overview: In 1927 colonial Indonesia, a young woman trapped as a Dutch man's concubine fights for dignity in a world that sees her as nothing more than property.

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Directed by: Garin Nugroho
Genres: Drama
Starring: Annisa Hertami, Rudi Corens, Cahwati Sugiarto

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
identity
isolation
class
gender
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Garin Nugroho
Written by: Garin Nugroho
Starring: Annisa Hertami, Rudi Corens, Cahwati Sugiarto, Gunawan Maryanto, Haydar Salishz, Kedung Darma Romansha, Heru Purwanto, Richard PW Hilgres
Cinematography: Nur Hidayat
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian, Javanese, English, Dutch

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