''Naga Bonar Jadi 2'' (Naga Bonar is Two) is 2007

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directed by

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. It is starring Deddy Mizwar, Tora Sudiro,

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, Darius Sinathrya and Michael Muliardo. It is a sequel to the Indonesian film ''

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'' (1987).

Synopsis

Nagabonar Jadi 2 is a comedy movie starring

and Tora Sudiro as father and son. This movie is a sequel to 1986 hit movie Nagabonar. The story revolves around the relationship between the now old Nagabonar, a pickpocket who became a self-proclaimed general during Indonesia's

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, and his only son Bonaga. The movie touches on various subjects concerning the different views of the older generation and the younger, post-modern generation of Indonesia. These subjects include patriotism, traditional values, and love. The story begins when old Nagabonar comes to

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from

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at the request of his son, a successful young businessman who runs a large company with three of his closest friends, Pomo (Darius Sinathrya), Ronnie (Uli Herdinansyah) and Jaki (Michael Muliadro). Conflict and hilarity ensues when Bonaga tells his father the plan to sell their old palm plantation, where his mother and grandmother are buried along with his father's best friend Bujang. Nagabonar's outrage at what he thinks of as a desecration is then quickly subdued by Bonaga's consultant and love interest, Monita (Wulan Guritno), At least until Nagabonar learns that the would-be buyers of his land are

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ese, people who come from the very same country he fought against during the war of independence.

Cast

* Tora Sudiro as Bonaga * Wulan Guritno as Monita *Michael Muliadro as Jaki *Uli Herdinansyah as Ronny *Darius Sinathrya as Pomo *Lukman Sardi as Umar

Awards & nominations

The film won five

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at the

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for

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, Best Screenplay ( Musfar Yasin), Best Leading Actor (

), Best Supporting Actor (

), and Best Sound Editing (Adityawan Susanto and Adimolana Machmud).

References

External links

Nagabonar Jadi 2 at TheSuperMovie.com

Naga Bonar Jadi 2 at The Best Movie Review Citra Award winners 2007 films Best Film Citra Award winners 2000s Indonesian-language films 2007 comedy films Films shot in Indonesia Indonesian comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub