This is a family drama with a big heart as first time director Ginatri S. Noer, who has had a productive career as a screenwriter, looks at teenage pregnancy with compassion and humanity. Set in the director’s native country of Indonesia, where the rate of pregnancies among minors continues to rise, we find Dara and Bima learning that they’re expecting. Initially setting out to address their circumstances when they graduate from high school, soon their parents get wind of the situation. There’s much to unpack here as there are mutual feelings among parents and children alike, including guilt and regret, stemming from the lack of sex education in the schools, not discussing the consequences of sex at home, and such realities as poverty, in the case of Bima and his family. While it’s easy to jump to conclusions and dismiss the young couple as irresponsible and reckless, they, along with their parents, demonstrate that they have a conscience as they work to be merciful and understanding in this tender coming-of-age story.

Director Ginatri S. Noer

Ginatri S. Noer or Gina S. Noer, (born in Balikpapan, August 24, 1985; age 34 years) is a filmmaker, book writer, and creativepreneur from Indonesia. Her career as a filmmaker includes screenwriter, producer and director. She is also the co-founder and EVP Business Development of Wahana Kreator Nusantara. Her debut as a director was the film DUA LINES BIRU in 2019 which managed to become a box office with an audience of more than 2.5 million, has been screened commercially in ASEAN countries, and won an award at the 2019 Bandung Film Festival, JAFF-ISA (Indonesian Screen Awards) 2019, and at the 2019 Indonesian Film Festival.