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Taxi

1990 · 89 min

A quiet, humanistic drama that follows a small act of kindness through a city, asking for patience and empathy.

Directed by: Arifin C. Noer
Genres: Drama
Starring: Meriam Bellina, Rano Karno, Nani Widjaja

Overview: A young Indonesian leaves her baby in a cab, so the driver takes the infant home, then tries to find the mother.

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Directed by: Arifin C. Noer
Genres: Drama
Starring: Meriam Bellina, Rano Karno, Nani Widjaja

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

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Arifin C. Noer
Written by: Arifin C. Noer
Starring: Meriam Bellina, Rano Karno, Nani Widjaja, Firdha Razak, Henky Solaiman, Remy Sylado, Bunga Citra Lestari
Cinematography: George Kamarullah
Runtime: 89 min
Country: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian

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