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View all search resultsBalada Si Roy: Teen angst and the problematic 1980s
The cast and the director of the Indonesian teen-drama Balada Si Roy had a sit-down with The Jakarta Post to discuss the film's intricacy and the importance of telling a story about an antihero.
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Bold maiden: Zulfa Maharani (pictured) describes her character Wiwik as someone who was born in the wrong era. (Courtesy of IDN Pictures) (Archive/Courtesy of IDN Pictures)
This article contains light spoilers for Balada si Roy.
After seeing its premiere at last October's Jakarta Film Week, the Indonesian teen drama Balada Si Roy finally delighted cinephiles by gracing nationwide theaters on Jan. 19. Adapted from Indonesian author Gol A. Gong's running story and a novel series of the same name, its first volume published in 1989, the film was directed by Fajar Nugros, whose directorial credits include the 2017's Moammar Emka's Jakarta Undercover and 2019's MeloDylan.
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