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Natalia's Charm

1986 · 90 min

A quiet, sorrowful melodrama about loyalty repaid with betrayal, unfolding slowly and leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Nasri Cheppy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ray Sahetapy, Lia Waroka, Marissa Haque
Overview
Eri is arrested for murder. At that time, he was with his girlfriend, Rita, an orphan who makes a living from singing, and who supports Eri financially. Rita has waited faithfully for Eri’s release for seven years and she even picks him up when he gets out of prison. Eri meets Ayu for the first time when he helps her to replace her car tyre. Eri changes his name to Heru Damanik and starts to see Ayu, a wealthy widow with one child, and he eventually marries her.

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Directed by
Nasri Cheppy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ray Sahetapy, Lia Waroka, Marissa Haque
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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
    • betrayal
    • love
    • class
    • identity
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Nasri Cheppy
    Written by
    Nasri Cheppy
    Starring
    Ray Sahetapy, Lia Waroka, Marissa Haque, Sheren Regina Dau, Djohan Djehan, Deliana Surawidjaja, Rachmawati, Sofia
    Cinematography
    Harry Susanto
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Indonesia
    Languages
    Indonesian

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