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River of Love

1971

A grim, slow descent into hardship and exploitation, watching it feels heavy and unrelenting with little relief.

Directed by
Willy Wilianto, Bay Isbahi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rima Melati, W.D. Mochtar, Frank Rorimpandey
Overview
A married man has two daughters with his mistress and then abandons her. Years later, the mother is killed in a train accident while the now-grown daughters become involved with prostitution, pimps, rape and incest.

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Directed by
Willy Wilianto, Bay Isbahi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rima Melati, W.D. Mochtar, Frank Rorimpandey
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • family
    • isolation
    • trauma
    • morality
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Willy Wilianto, Bay Isbahi, Sofia W.D.
    Written by
    Piet Burnama, Arifin C. Noer
    Starring
    Rima Melati, W.D. Mochtar, Frank Rorimpandey, Maruli Sitompul, Tuty S, R.D. Mochtar, Hamidy T. Djamil, Tan Tjeng Bok
    Languages
    Indonesian

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