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Karena Dia

1979 · 94 min

A gentle, music-filled story of dreams and friendship, easy to watch and warmly optimistic.

Overview
Rafiq is a dangdut singer who comes to Jakarta to advance his career. Parto, his friend from the same village tries to represent him to different recording companies. But they differ because of Rafiq’s naivete and Parto’s city-style plus Parto’s insistence on pop music, and Rafiq’s dedication to dangdut. So their conflict is resolved by a music expert and student, Norma, who is researching dangdut music, and who eventually becomes Rafiq’s girlfriend. But the person who manages to get Rafiq a record deal is Lily, whom Rafiq meets when working in a car shop. Finally, Rafiq gains Norma’s hand when her parents approve their relationship.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • music
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Nico Pelamonia
Written by
Misbach Yusa Biran
Starring
A. Rafiq, Farouk Afero, Yati Octavia, Debbie Cynthia Dewi, A.N. Alcaff, S. Bono, Rodiyah Azis, Hadisjam Tahax
Cinematography
Sadeli HS
Runtime
94 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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