What makes this film different from Whiplash (2014), let’s say, is that it doesn’t need to prove anything; that you can silence any doubts over how good you are at banging the drum. The movie ends in the most beautiful light.
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Harlot's Prayer 2023
As a director, Hanung Bramantyo has earned a strong reputation through commercially successful films. Catatan Akhir Sekolah (2005) is one of them—and that’s my favorite.
In this film, Hanung once again attempts to push the boundaries of that reputation. He tackles a theme that aims to spark intense discourse; about religion, religious people, or a society that has been shaped by religion.
Unfortunately, the execution of this film seems stuck in the past, as if it were made 20 years ago.…
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