Dilema

Feb 23, 2012

1h 40m

★ 5.3

Life will find its way.

Overview

Dilemma is an omnibus film, five stories that depict dark side of Jakarta's underbelly. Jakarta's underground world that seldom to talk about, and forgotten by most of the people.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

87 Films

WGE Pictures

Dilema Trailers

Cast

Barry

Abimana Aryasatya

Ario Sustoyo

Ario Bayu

Ibnu

Baim Wong

Hetty

Jajang C. Noer

Andri Lukito

Lukman Sardi

Dian Wibisono

Pevita Pearce

Gilang Hadiningrat

Ray Sahetapy

Adrian

Reza Rahadian

Sonny Wibisono

Roy Marten

Sigit Sutiyoso

Slamet Rahardjo

Bowo

Tio Pakusadewo

Hitman

Verdi Solaiman

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7.5

Training Day

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On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

5.6

Lucky You

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6.5

Some Other Stories

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The film is a high-concept project with five stories exploring the themes of motherhood and pregnancy, directed by women filmmakers from five former Yugoslav republics. “Croatian Story” follows an anguished painter who must decide whether or not to keep one of her unborn twins, diagnosed with Down syndrome. “Serbian Story” finds an expectant mother in the same emergency room with a charming killer. “Bosnia-Herzegovina Story” centers on a financially strapped Sarajevo family whose son?s lover is pregnant. “Macedonian Story” unfolds in a clinic where a drug addict struggles to keep her baby, and “Slovenian Story” ends the omnibus on a humorous note with a nun who finds her own way to immaculate conception.

7.4

In China They Eat Dogs

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6.5

New Year Blues

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7.0

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An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

7.2

The Man with the Golden Arm

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6.8

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5.0

Luckytown

Aug 4, 2000

A young woman goes in search of her father, a professional gambler who abandoned her years before. Along the way, she finds herself at odds with her boyfriend who wants nothing but a carefree lifestyle.

5.9

New York, I Love You

Sep 6, 2008

New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

5.7

Ca$h

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7.6

Purple Noon

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5.0

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5.3

Deal

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6.6

Suicide Kings

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7.2

God of Gamblers

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