Underplayed Gems

Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (2004)

Bawang Merah Bawang Putih poster
Genre
sci-fi & fantasy, drama, soap
Country
Indonesia
Length
1 season, 108 episodes
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A modern Indonesian adaptation of a Sumatran folktale similar to Cinderella. It centers on two stepsisters, one kind and one cruel, as they navigate family conflicts and romantic entanglements.

dramaticromanticsoapyemotionalfamilialmelodramaticmoralisticfairytale-like

What happens

Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (English: Garlic and Red Onion) is an Indonesian soap opera (sinetron) produced by MD Entertainment. This is a modernized adaptation of an old Sumatran folktale that corresponds with the story of Cinderella. The soap opera stars Revalina S. Temat, Dimaz Andrean, Nia Ramadhani, Lydia Kandou, Dwi Yan, Helsi Herlinda, Nena Rosier, Nana Khairina, Ully Artha, Ade Irawan, Elsye Virgita, and Marsha Aruan. The soap opera aired on RCTI between 2004 and 2006. It also reran on local channel TVRI Jawa Barat in West Java. It won a Panasonic Awards as Favorite Drama Series Program in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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