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Malin Kundang (2005)

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Country
Indonesia

How it feels

In this TV series based on an Indonesian folktale, a poor son becomes wealthy and then denies his own mother. This act of betrayal leads to a curse and divine punishment. The story is set in modern Indonesia and shows how money can ruin family bonds.

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What happens

《惩罚》(印尼語:Malin Kundang)是一部印度尼西亚MD娱乐公司出品的电视剧,2005年1月由SCTV首播,2009年12月由CCTV-8海外剧场在中国首播。该剧改编自马来世界流传千年的民间传说《馬林·昆當》,讲述了一个儿子在致富后不认自己的生母从而遭受天谴的故事,同时参入了现代元素,反映了印尼社会贫富悬殊、人情淡漠等现实问题,在印尼曾获得很高收视率。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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