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Dewa’s Eye

2018 · 80 min

A gentle, earnest underdog story that mixes basketball dreams with personal setback, offering a warm and hopeful watch.

Directed by: Andibachtiar Yusuf
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kenny Austin, Agatha Chelsea, Brandon Salim

Overview: Dewa (Kenny Austin) wants to bring his school, Wijaya High School, becomes the first DBL champion. Dewa and his team are assisted by coach Miko (Nino Fernandez). Bumi (Brandon Salim), the supporter coordinator, is always in the stands to lead his friends. Bening (Agatha Chelsea), high school journalist Wijaya, actively participates in the journey of Wijaya High School basketball team. Dewa’s heart who is an arrogant boy, dissolves. Disaster strikes Dewa, while helping Bening from mugging. His left eye was beaten by thugs. As a result, the eye can not function properly. Dewa is broken. A former veteran boxer (Ariyo Wahab) who lives across from his uncle's (Dodit Mulyanto) apartment, helps Dewa from deterioration.

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Directed by: Andibachtiar Yusuf
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kenny Austin, Agatha Chelsea, Brandon Salim

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
healing
friendship
sport
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Andibachtiar Yusuf
Written by: Oka Aurora, Andibachtiar Yusuf
Starring: Kenny Austin, Agatha Chelsea, Brandon Salim, Valerie Tifanka, Nino Fernandez, Dodit Mulyanto, Ariyo Wahab, Cakrawala Airawan
Cinematography: Bill Tristiandy
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian

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