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Lifetime Regret (1986)

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Original title
Penyesalan Seumur Hidup
Directed by
Frank Rorimpandey
Genre
drama
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 42m

How it feels

A woman named Sumi is put on trial for stabbing her husband in the groin and paralyzing him. She endures a miserable marriage due to her husband's illness, but snaps when he cheats on her with his director. Her attempt to kill him while he sleeps goes wrong, resulting in his injury, and later the death of their baby brings lifelong regret.

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What happens

Penyesalan Seumur Hidup adalah film Indonesia yang dirilis pada tahun 1987 yang disutradarai oleh Frank Rorimpandey. Sumi (Dewi Yull) harus masuk tahanan dan diadili sebagai terdakwa menusuk hingga lumpuh kemaluan suaminya, Aditya (Cok Simbara). Sumi sangat menderita dalam perkawinannya karena penyakit suaminya, tetapi tetap bertahan demi anaknya. Saat suaminya selingkuh dengan Lena (Joice Erna) direkturnya, maka Sumi hilang kesabarannya. Ia berniat membunuh suaminya saat sedang tidur tetapi gagal. Sang suami terbangun, kaget melihat pisau di tangan istrinya, dan berniat melompat menghindar. Gerakan ini malah menghampiri pisau dan terkena kemaluannya. Di akhir sidang pengadilan, anak kedua mereka yang masih bayi meninggal, hingga menimbulkan penyesalan seumur hidup.Penyesalan Seumur Hidup (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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