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Going Along the Side

2019 · 22 min

A quiet, contemplative short that unfolds gently, inviting you to sit with an old man's reckonings and the small turns that redirect a life.

Directed by
Wahyu Utami
Genres
Drama
Starring
Landung Simatupang, Nurul Jamilah, Raditya Evandra
Overview
The news of death is a part of the trade for Harjo, an old man who lives by selling coffins. One issue stalled his long preparation for his own demise, which actually would lead him to the start of another journey.

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Directed by
Wahyu Utami
Genres
Drama
Starring
Landung Simatupang, Nurul Jamilah, Raditya Evandra
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • family
  • aging
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Wahyu Utami
Written by
Khusnul Khitam, Diana Fitrianingsih
Starring
Landung Simatupang, Nurul Jamilah, Raditya Evandra
Cinematography
Ujel Bausad
Runtime
22 min
Languages
Javanese

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