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My Sister My Lover

1989 · 89 min

A slow, earnest family drama that simmers with quiet resentment before warming into forbidden romance.

Directed by
Wim Umboh
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Ria Irawan, Rano Karno, Lenny Marlina
Overview
Shella (Ria Irawan) is frustrated with her mother Helen (Lenny Marlina) as she remarries with Bob (Kaharuddin Syah), a rich widower with a son who goes to school in the United States named Andro (Rano Karno). Things change when Andro comes back to Indonesia and meets Shella.

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Directed by
Wim Umboh
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Ria Irawan, Rano Karno, Lenny Marlina
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • love
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Wim Umboh
    Written by
    Eddy Suhendro, Ferry Angriawan
    Starring
    Ria Irawan, Rano Karno, Lenny Marlina, Kaharuddin Syah, Tio Pakusadewo, Anna Shirley, Dicky Zulkarnaen
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Indonesia
    Languages
    Indonesian

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