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Matt Dower

1969 · 108 min

A folksy, talky village tale that mixes gentle comedy with a moral quest, moving at an unhurried pace and asking you to follow its tangled local power struggles.

Directed by
Nya Abbas Akup
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
S. Bagio, Mansjur Sjah, Rahayu Effendi
Overview
Tells the story of Matt Dower who is trying to find Nukulom who has made his village impoverished because of blackmail. On his journey, Matt Dower arrives at the lair of Matt Geledek, who has just been released from prison and handed over his power to Munafik. Because he wants to change the place for the better, Natt Dower is removed by Munafik. When Matt Geledek returns home, Munafik is removed because now he has changed.

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Directed by
Nya Abbas Akup
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
S. Bagio, Mansjur Sjah, Rahayu Effendi
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • corruption
  • power
  • justice
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Nya Abbas Akup
Written by
Nya Abbas Akup
Starring
S. Bagio, Mansjur Sjah, Rahayu Effendi, Ismar Lubis, Maya Sopha, Bissu Usman, Hassan Sanusi, Ariati
Cinematography
Kasdullah
Runtime
108 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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