2003 · drama · elderly · debut
Rabun
Directed by Yasmin Ahmad1h 30m2003
It tells a story about a free-spirited older couple, Pak Atan and Mak Inom who decide to spend more time in the country after getting tired of city life. But they find that life in the old village isn't a good thing when they get cheated by a distant relative, Yem, out of some money. They cut him off and Yem plots revenge. Meanwhile, in the city, the couple's daughter Orked is being wooed by a young gentleman.
Our read: Rabun (2003) reads as a warm, measured, grounded drama · elderly · debut entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, measured, gentle drama / elderly, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- measured
- gentle
- tender
- intimate
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