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Krakatau

1977 · 122 min

A slow, serious martial-arts family saga that builds toward a spectacular natural disaster.

Overview
Somad and Biang Terona are sent by their master at Krakatau martial arts school to look for the rebellious student, Bodin, who is Somad’s real father. Bodin manages to marry the wife of a landlord and takes over the wealth but he becomes a dictator. His son, Tirta, also manages to displace Surya as inheritor of Bodin’s wealth. Surya is the son of Tirta’s mother with her previous husband. Finally, Biang Terona defeats Bodin, and Somad reveals that Bodin is his father. The film ends with the eruption of the Krakatau Volcano.

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How it feels

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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
    • power
    • family
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    • violence
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, action
    Directed by
    Sandy Suwardi Hassan
    Written by
    Misbach Yusa Biran
    Starring
    Dicky Zulkarnaen, R.D. Mochtar, W.D. Mochtar, Awang Darmawan, Muni Cader, A.N. Alcaff, Tutie Kirana, Debbie Cynthia Dewi
    Cinematography
    Kosnen
    Runtime
    122 min
    Country
    Indonesia
    Languages
    Indonesian

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