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Cahaya

2012 · 10 min

A short, quietly wrenching slice of hardship that finds a flicker of hope, then tests it against cruelty and want.

Directed by
Jean E. Lee
Genres
Drama
Starring
Inneke Sepiaherawati, Hasannudin None
Tagline
The triumph of the human spirit
Overview
Cahaya, a 10-year old trash-picker from the slums of North Jakarta dreams of owning a bicycle. One day, while searching for recyclables, her wish comes true through an unexpected, fantastic find. Yet soon enough, the other children see her treasure and want it too - especially a neighborhood bully named Hasan, who corners Cahaya and steals the bike.

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Directed by
Jean E. Lee
Genres
Drama
Starring
Inneke Sepiaherawati, Hasannudin None
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean E. Lee
Written by
Jean E. Lee
Starring
Inneke Sepiaherawati, Hasannudin None
Runtime
10 min
Languages
Indonesian

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