Movie
Kembang Kertas
1984 · 104 min
A slow, earnest social drama that weighs family breakdown and class shock with a somber, philosophical gaze.
- Directed by
- Slamet Rahardjo
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Zainal Abidin, Lenny Marlina, Ria Irawan
- Overview
- Because of his wife’s encouragement, Prabowo enters a dangerous business and is eventually imprisoned. While waiting for his trial, his business partner, Wahyuni the divorcee, whom he also loves, bails him out. Their children Ani and Reni, who have to downgrade from their mansion to a flat, suffer from the shock of change. They resort to drugs and prostitution to escape reality. While the mother is sick, Wahyuni becomes intimate with Prabowo. Once found out, they slowly try to solve each problem. Wahyuni is willing to reconcile the entire family. So Rini attempts to become a photographer, by following her boyfriend, a tour guide in Bali. There is another character, a journalist, who comes in and out of the film, and functions as a commentator and witness of their lives. The dialogue veers on philosophical messages as director, Slamet Rahardjo, tries to represent both the lower and upper classes, mixing his narrative style with realism.
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- Directed by
- Slamet Rahardjo
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Zainal Abidin, Lenny Marlina, Ria Irawan
