Banyu Biru is a 2005

2005 in film

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Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

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Panned by the critics in Indonesia on release, the surreal theme of this roadtrip movie of self discovery performed moderately well in cinemas but fared much better on its DVD release, probably owing to the bankability of its main star, Tora Sudiro

Tora Sudiro

Tora Sudiro is an Indonesian actor. His popular TV comedy show, Extravaganza, is broadcast by Trans TV. He has also appeared in Indonesian TV dramas such as 2006's Dunia Tanpa Koma...

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The film is notable for featuring music tracks by superstar Indonesian rockers, Slank

Slank

Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by some teenagers in a small street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. They had played rock music everywhere until they got an opportunity to make an album.-Early years:...

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