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Merana

1954

A sombre, earnest family melodrama where grief and superstition curdle into blame, watched with a heavy heart.

Overview
Things get complicated when Amir returns from the city and tells his mother that he's going to marry Aminah a girl from another village not Rosini. THis wasn't accepted by his mother but in the end they got married. Unfortunately the day Amir brings back his new wife to meet his sister, Faridah was caught in a terrible accident and had passed away. His mother has accused Aminah for bringing bad omen into the family.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
B. N. Rao
Starring
P. Ramlee, Latifah Omar, Siti Tanjung Perak, Mariani, Aini Hayati, Musalmah, Habsah Buang, Daeng Idris
Languages
Malay

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