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Key Features:
Revenge, Widow, Bandits, Violence-high, Justice, Wilderness, Female protagonist, Survival, Rape, Theft, Korean cinema
Tone:
serious, gritty, stylized
Target Audience:
Action-thriller fans, Feminist cinema viewers, International film enthusiasts, Revenge story aficionados
Emotional Arc:
Violation → Vengeance → Resolution

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

2017-05-15
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After encountering a group of bandits with plans to rape and steal from her, a young widow ventures into the wilderness in search of justice.

Genres
Thriller, Drama, Western
Cast
Marsha Timothy, Egy Fedly, Tumpal Tampubolon, Dea Panendra, Yoga Pratama, Haydar Salishz, Yayu Unru, Norman R. Akyuwen, Ruly Lubis, Satrya Ghozali
Crew
Mouly Surya, Garin Nugroho, Mouly Surya, Rama Adi
Rating
6.8(78 votes)
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