Love and Faith (2015)
Karmaka Surjaudaja (Rio Dewanto) aka Kwee Tjie Hwei, Chinese-born, moves to Indonesia at the age of 10 months. He is brought by his mother (Irina Chiu Yen Tan) to follow his father, Kwee Tjie Kui (Ferry Salim), who have lived in Bandung. His childhood passes in limitations. As a result, he graduates from the high school in the same year with his brother Tjie Ong Kwee (Dion Wiyoko). He decides to let go of his dream and let his brother enters medical school. Since then he is never out of the hard work. Being a sports teacher is his first job. He teaches in a Chinese school named Nan Hua. At the school, he meets a woman named Lim Kwei Ing (Laura Basuki), student, which makes him fall in love. But he tries to keep his distance, because he is her teacher, and Lim Kwei Ing derives from Lim Khe Tjie family, owners of large banks in Bandung. Finally in 1959 they are married.
Cast
- Rio Dewanto - Kwee Tjie Hoei/Karmaka Surjaudaja
- Laura Basuki - Lim Kwee Ing
- Dion Wiyoko - Kwee Tjie Ong
- Irina Chiu - Istri Kwee Tjie Kui
- Ferry Salim - Kwee Tjie Kui
- Verdi Solaiman
- Teuku Rifnu Wikana
- Iszur Muchtar
- Epy Kusnandar
- Henky Solaiman
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Love and Faith about?
- Karmaka Surjaudaja (Rio Dewanto) aka Kwee Tjie Hwei, Chinese-born, moves to Indonesia at the age of 10 months. He is brought by his mother (Irina Chiu Yen Tan) to follow his father, Kwee Tjie Kui (Ferry Salim), who have lived in Bandung. His childhood passes in limitations. As a result, he graduates from the high school in the same year with his brother Tjie Ong Kwee (Dion Wiyoko). He decides to let go of his dream and let his brother enters medical school. Since then he is never out of the hard work. Being a sports teacher is his first job. He teaches in a Chinese school named Nan Hua. At the school, he meets a woman named Lim Kwei Ing (Laura Basuki), student, which makes him fall in love. But he tries to keep his distance, because he is her teacher, and Lim Kwei Ing derives from Lim Khe Tjie family, owners of large banks in Bandung. Finally in 1959 they are married.
- Who directed Love and Faith?
- Love and Faith was directed by Benni Setiawan.
- Who stars in Love and Faith?
- Love and Faith stars Rio Dewanto, Laura Basuki, Dion Wiyoko, Irina Chiu, Ferry Salim, Verdi Solaiman.
- How long is Love and Faith?
- Love and Faith has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Love and Faith?
- Love and Faith is a Drama film.
- Where was Love and Faith produced?
- Love and Faith was produced in Indonesia.