Opera Jawa

Jan 16 2008 Not Rated 2h 0m
Drama, Musical

This is the story about Setyo, Siti and Ludiro, who were the performer of Javanese Ramayana's Wayang Wong. Setyo and Siti are spouse who live in a village by selling earthenware products. In the village, live as well Ludiro, the head of the stockyard, who is very wealthy and secretly in love with Siti. Conflicts arrived as Setyo's earthenware company is going bankrupt and Siti started to took notice in Ludiro's desire to win her love. These triangle love transform into a civil war in the village that brings not only extremity and injustice, but also the death of the loved ones.

Plot

Setyo (Martinus Miroto) and Siti (Artika Sari Dewi) are young married couple with a classic domestic issue: communication. With their earthenware business comes close to going bankrupt, Setyo's ever determined efforts to make ends meet often make Siti feels lonely. Their alienation to each other is worsened by the presence of Ludiro (Eko Supriyanto), a spoiled character from the local wealthy family who is used to having all his wishes granted. In the spirit of the (Javanese) Ramayana epic, the story tells about what it takes to win Siti's heart.

Written by

Aramantono, Garin Nugroho

Directed by

Garin Nugroho

Cast

Martinus Miroto, Eko Supriyanto, Artika Sari Devi

Crew

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Production Countries

Austria, Indonesia

Production Companies

New Crowned Hope, SET Film Workshop, Visions Sud Est

Languages

, Bahasa indonesia

Awards

8 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
Opera Jawa (Requiem From Java) - Official Trailer [Garin Nugroho dot Net]
Scores
# of Votes
451
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA