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  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary In the deserted hills of an Indonesian island, Marlina, a young widow, is attacked and robbed of all her livestock by a gang of seven bandits. She then defends herself, setting out on a journey to find justice, empowerment, retribution and redemption. But the road is long, especially when she begins to be haunted by the ghost of her vict...

Directed By: Mouly Surya

Written By: Rama Adi, Garin Nugroho, Mouly Surya

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 33 m

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
77
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary In the deserted hills of an Indonesian island, Marlina, a young widow, is attacked and robbed of all her livestock by a gang of seven bandits. She then defends herself, setting out on a journey to find justice, empowerment, retribution and redemption. But the road is long, especially when she begins to be haunted by the ghost of her vict...

Directed By: Mouly Surya

Written By: Rama Adi, Garin Nugroho, Mouly Surya

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
77
85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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15% Mixed
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100
Jun 28, 2018
Director Mouly Surya’s unwavering conviction in her material (co-written with Rama Adi and Garin Nugroho) and her star – Marsha Timothy plays Marlina as fearful and indignant but ever composed – create a film that is simultaneously charming and grisly.
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 18, 2018
At once tightly controlled and simmering with righteous fury, it’s gorgeously lensed, atmospherically scored and moves inexorably toward a gratifying payoff.
By Maggie Lee FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 18, 2018
With a Morricone-inspired score, gorgeous cinematography that screams to be witnessed on a big screen, and bleak humor, this film’s tightly executed, meticulously controlled surface barely contains the seething fury within.
By Brent McKnight FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 21, 2018
Rather than epic or thrilling, justice becomes an errand, an extension of domestic work.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 22, 2018
The whole thing is handled with sly wit as well as unfailing stylistic smarts, which makes for a very satisfying package.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 18, 2018
The film is enlivened by an acute grasp of the impossibilities that abused Indonesian women face in a society predicated on their continued physical and emotional subjugation to men.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 18, 2018
Eventually, the drama closes in on itself and attains the logic of a dream, though a dream that dissipates quickly on waking.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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7.8
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30% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Production Company Cinesurya Pictures, Kaninga Pictures, Shasha & Co Production, Astro Shaw, Hooq, Purin Pictures
Release Date Jun 22, 2018
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://apm.asianfilmmarket.org/eng/database/view_ppp_history.asp?order_year=2015&idx=679&no=15
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Awards

Festival Film Indonesia
• 10 Wins & 15 Nominations
Maya Awards
• 5 Wins & 13 Nominations
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations

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