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Pengantin Pantai Biru (1983)

Pengantin Pantai Biru poster
Directed by
Wim Umboh
Genre
drama film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two children are stranded on a remote island and grow up together after being captured and treated as gods by local natives. The film follows their struggle to survive and their developing bond, based on a classic novel.

romanticinnocentsurvivaltropicaldramaticemotionalcoming-of-ageisolatednostalgic

What happens

Pengantin Pantai Biru (literally The Bridegroom of Blue Beach) is a 1983 film directed by Achmad Salim, produced by Ferry Angriawan, and starring Meriam Bellina and Sandro Tobing. It follows two castaways, children who grow up with one of their fathers but must fend for themselves after they are captured and deified by natives. Adapted from Henry De Vere Stacpoole's novel The Blue Lagoon, via the film of the same name, Pengantin Pantai Biru introduces several differences to the story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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