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Forbidden Fruit

1979 · 110 min

A earnest social drama that pits young love against parental pride and class divides, unfolding with a measured, melancholic tone.

Directed by
Edward Pesta Sirait
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rano Karno, Yessy Gusman, Zainal Abidin
Overview
Two high school students, Satria and Rani, have tasted the forbidden fruit of sex. But Rani’s father, a rich man, who is authoritarian and very proud; is against Satria, who is merely the son of a poor widow. He regretfully has to give permission for his only daughter, Rani, to marry Satria who has impregnated her. He allows this without any celebration and on condition that they will not be sharing a house, and that they will divorce after the baby is born. Everything changes when Rani gives birth to a pair of twins. Rani and Satria can be reunited.

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Directed by
Edward Pesta Sirait
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rano Karno, Yessy Gusman, Zainal Abidin
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
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
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Edward Pesta Sirait
Written by
I. Sukardjasman, Tim Garuda Film
Starring
Rano Karno, Yessy Gusman, Zainal Abidin, Tutie Kirana, Mien Brojo
Runtime
110 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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