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Lintah Darat (1941)

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Country
Dutch East Indies

How it feels

A loan shark in the Dutch East Indies preys on poor villagers, trapping them in debt. The story follows his ruthless tactics and the suffering he causes.

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What happens

Lintah Darat ([lɪnˈtah daˈrat]; Malay for Loan Shark) is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) directed by Wu Tsun and produced by Jo Eng Sek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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