Merantau (2009)
"Every journey must begin with one small step."
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👍 69%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Cast
Chika Jessica as Astri
Christine Hakim as Wulan
Mads Koudal as Ratger
Yusuf Aulia as Adit
Alex Abbad as Johni
Laurent Buson as Luc
Is Merantau good?
It's divisive. 69% audience score, estimated from 253 TMDB ratings.
Overview
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta. Wikipedia ↗
