Sing to the Dawn

A bright, song-filled animated tale of a girl fighting tradition and a greedy landlord, with talking animals and cheerful energy.

Directed by

Philip Mitchell

Genres

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Starring

Gita Gutawa, Patton Otlivio, Surya Saputra

Overview

Dawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has to fight customs and tradition that girls are meant to be bethroned away early at a young age to someone they loathe, and schools for them are an unnecessary part of life. In order to fulfill her dream, she has to go against the wishes of her dad, as well as irk her brother as she out-scores him in a local examination to clinch a scholarship. Also, their village is under threat of an unscrupulous landlord trying to bulldoze his way into profits by driving everyone out of his land.

How it feels

Warm, uplifting, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Coming-of-age, family, freedom, justice

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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