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My Harmonica

1979 · 100 min

A gentle, earnest coming-of-age story with warmth and mischief, following a village boy's small dreams in the big city.

Directed by: Arifin C. Noer
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fachrul Rozy, W.D. Mochtar, Nani Widjaja

Overview: One of the best Indonesian children’s films, distinguished by not being a fairytale as other films popular at the time, My Harmonica combines humour, mischief and naivety. Sani is an orphan who is raised by his grandmother in the village. His parents died when he was little. His teachers think that he can develop further if he goes to Jakarta to study. Reluctantly, Sani agrees. So in Jakarta, he stays with the younger sibling of his teacher, but he faces problems. The most intriguing part is his wish to have a harmonica, a new instrument that he has never seen before.

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Directed by: Arifin C. Noer
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fachrul Rozy, W.D. Mochtar, Nani Widjaja

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
politics
class
identity
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
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Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Arifin C. Noer
Written by: Arifin C. Noer
Starring: Fachrul Rozy, W.D. Mochtar, Nani Widjaja, Niken Basuki, Sutopo H.S, Aminah Cendrakasih
Cinematography: M. Soleh Ruslani
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian

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