Drama, Music
Darta, a man from an impoverished family, is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. Desperate, he strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth. However, in doing so, he accidentally curses his wife and child to a life of suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this universal narrative explores the insatiable hunger to become something one is not and the boundaries one is willing to cross to achieve it.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Cranes Are Flying
Follow a Star
The Tarnished Angels
Adam
Falling in Love Like in Movies
The Little Match Girl
The Belle of New York
The Perils of Pauline
The Sheik
Lockende Gefahr
Lady in the Dark
Gaining & Losing
Childhood Tales
Pushpaka Vimana
جنة و نار
Window Shopping
Jääkärin morsian
On the Beach
A Throw of Dice
In Society
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IMDB 7.9 | Oct , 1957
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IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1959
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.The Tarnished Angels
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1957
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.Adam
IMDB 8 | Oct , 1976
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IMDB 8.6 | Nov , 2023
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IMDB 7 | Jun , 1928
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IMDB 5 | Mar , 1919
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IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1914
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 1921
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 1950
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IMDB 8 | Sep , 1954
The unhappy female editor of a fashion magazine is undergoing psychoanalysis.Gaining & Losing
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2021
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IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 2024
A day full of adventures, experienced by three children.Pushpaka Vimana
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1987
An unemployed man, who dreams of living it large, finds a rich man drunk and lying in the sewer. Things take a turn when he imprisons him and takes his identity to get a taste of his lifestyle.جنة و نار
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1952
Window Shopping
IMDB 5 | Jan , 1997
A marriage proposal prompts Carolina to recall three previous relationships as she wanders through Manhattan.Jääkärin morsian
IMDB 2.3 | Apr , 1931
It is the year 1915, and five Finnish men ski to Sweden via the Gulf of Bothnia to get military training in Germany. Among the men are Martti and Kalpa from the 27th Army Ranger Battalion. In the reserve, the troops spend their free time in a café called the Golden Anchor, owned by Sonja Strand. Sonja's captain serves in the Russian army, and Sonja has a relationship with Baron von Lichtenstein, who exploits Sonja who spies on Russia using Jew Isaac as her messenger.On the Beach
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1959
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?A Throw of Dice
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1929
Two neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.In Society
IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 1944
Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly.