Themes: Hired Killers, Men's Friendship, Death of a Friend
Main Cast: Lukman Sardi, Fauzi Baadila, Doni Alamsyah, Ajeng Sardi, Marcel Anthony
Release Year: 2006
Country: ID
Run Time: 107 minutes
Plot
Indonesian director Rudi Soedjarwo's crime drama Nine Dragons extends itself equally to action-hungry viewers and those craving depth, by juxtaposing sensitive themes and multidimensional characters with gritty gangland violence. The premise concerns three male buddies cutting their chops as hit men in the Jakarta slums: Don (Donny Alamsyah) , Lenny (Fauzi Baadilla) and pack leader Marwan (Lukman Sardi), whose home life is deeply depressing thanks to his loveless marriage with laconic, wheelchair-bound wife Ajeng (Ajeng Sardi) . Don informs an understanding Marwan that he wants out of the business, as he's afraid of setting a negative precedent for his younger brother Adi (Marcel Anthony). But before this can occur, Don is wiped out in a botched job, which sends Marwan careening into a pit of depression. Meanwhile, everything that Lenny has learned to rely on as stable and dependable crumbles beneath him. Monty Tiwa authored the original script; Marcel Anthony and Dorman Borisman co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Cast
Lukman Sardi
Fauzi Baadila
Doni Alamsyah
Ajeng Sardi
Marcel Anthony
Dorman Borisman; Desi Florita
Credit
Budi Riyanto Karung - Art Director, Rudi Soedjarwo - Director, Kristho Damar Alam - Editor, Rionaldo - Editor, Vera Lasut - Editor, Rully Irawan - Executive Producer, Ricky Yuliswan - Executive Producer, Ferick Maliki - Executive Producer, Leo Sutanto - Executive Producer, Dalie Paso - Line Producer, Allo Geaffary - Line Producer, Andi Rianto - Composer (Music Score), Edi Michael - Cinematographer, Kristho Damar Alam - Producer, Adityawan Susanto - Sound/Sound Designer, Yani S.W. - Sound/Sound Designer, Kang Kahar - Sound/Sound Designer, Monty Tiwa - Screenwriter
