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Kembang-Kembang Plastik is a film directed by Wim Umboh with Roy Marten
Kembang-Kembang Plastik (1977)
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Directed by Wim Umboh
Kembang-Kembang Plastik (Plastic Flowers) is a 1977 Indonesian film directed by Wim Umboh. Starring Cok Simbara, Dien Novita, Maruli Sitompul, and Roy Marten, it details the lives of people living in a prostitution district in Semarang. It has interpreted as giving a sympathetic perspective of their plight, but received mixed reception.
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In the Sunan Kuning prostitution district in Semarang, Central Java, several prostitutes and criminals are living in close proximity. They are Lily (Yati Octavia), who wishes to marry and move away from the city; Ijan (Cok Simbara), a pickpocket and Lily's boyfriend, Mbah Genggong (Maruli Sitompul), an old robber who fought in the Indonesian National Revolution until he was betrayed; Yayuk (Ully Artha), who was forced into prostitution to deal with her husband's gambling debts; Mangapul (Roy Marten), an escaped felon who pretends to be rich; and Norma (Dien Novita), who nearly slept with her brother while working. In the district, the children imitate the adults' behaviour and kiss in the streets, men work as pickpockets in the city proper, and corrupt businessmen, politicians, and police officers hire the prostitutes.Actors
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