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The Moon on the Graveyard
The Moon on the Graveyard

The Moon on the Graveyard

Genres

Drama

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Back when urbanization was a new phenomenon, this film captured the aspirations desired by three young men from North Sumatera of Batak ethnicity. As the case with other regional area, people from the rural realm were convinced that their way of live is inadequate, so that they "need" to make it in the city, or bust. So Sabar, Tigor and Sahat went up and down their luck in order to find their desired "gold" in a strange land.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Indonesian

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 March 1973

Country

Indonesia

Cast

Muni Cader

Muni Cader

Rachmat Hidayat

Rachmat Hidayat

Kusno Sudjarwadi

Kusno Sudjarwadi

Aedy Moward

Aedy Moward

Kris Biantoro

Kris Biantoro

Mutiara Sani

Mutiara Sani

Sofia W.D.

Sofia W.D.

Chitra Dewi

Chitra Dewi

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