Lydia Kandou

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Lydia Kandou

Born February 21, 1963 · Jakarta, Indonesia (age 63)

Lydia Kandou is an Indonesian actress and model. Her feature film debut is Has Manan's "Wanita Segala Zaman" (1979) when she was 16 years old. During the next five years she acted in over 20 films and was nominated for her first Citra Award for Best Leading Actress at the 1984 Indonesian Film Festival. Between 1985 and 1990 she performed in 10 films and from these roles, she received two further C…

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Ikatan DarahIkatan Darah · 2026
Ikatan Darah
★ 6.52026
MovieActionCrime
A former martial arts athlete must face a network of loan sharks to save her younger brother, who is trapped in online gambling debt and risking their family’s safety.
The Architecture of LoveThe Architecture of Love · 2024
The Architecture of Love
★ 7.32024
MovieDramaRomance
Raia, a famous writer struggling with writer's block, travels to New York to get inspired. There, she meets River and becomes entangled in a love story haunted by the past.
Vina: Before 7 DaysVina: Before 7 Days · 2024
Vina: Before 7 Days
★ 6.22024
MovieCrimeHorror
Victim of atrocities by motorbike gangs in Cirebon, VINA did not accept that her death was called a single accident. Her spirit enters to reveal the facts. Before 7 Days, what actually happened?
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Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim · 2026
Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim
★ 6.72026
MovieHorror
Following a catastrophic, failed ritual in a remote Indonesian province, two Catholic exorcists are deployed to confront a devastatingly powerful ancient entity unleashed by an ancestral pact for illicit wealth.
KKN: Curse of the Dancing VillageKKN: Curse of the Dancing Village · 2022
KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village
★ 5.72022
MovieHorrorMystery
Six students were terrorized by a mysterious dancer while running a community service program in a remote village. Apparently, one of them violates the most fatal rule in the village.
Antri DongAntri Dong · 1990
Antri Dong
1990
MovieDramaComedy
The film tells the story of a middle-class young man named Dendy who is rich and lives in a big house with a driver and a loyal servant.
Saat Aku BersuaraSaat Aku Bersuara · 2026
Saat Aku Bersuara
★ 4.02026
MovieDrama
Nadia, a bright young lawyer, finds her life shattered when her wedding is canceled at the last second. But that bitterness did not make him submit. She rose up and dedicated herself to defending women's rights. Together with her two friends, Andien and Riana, and Adrian, a Public Prosecutor who is an important part of her journey, Nadia struggles to rebuild her life, including her broken relationship with her father. As the wounds of the past slowly find their way, Nadia becomes increasingly convinced that as long as she dares to speak out and doesn't give up, hope will never be extinguished.
Filosofi Teras
Dec 24, 2026
Filosofi Teras · 2026
Filosofi Teras
2026
MovieDrama
A dedicated young woman serving as her family's primary financial provider finds her matrimonial aspirations permanently derailed when she uncovers a debilitating secret: their ancestral home was pawned by her late father to finance her eldest brother's opulent wedding.

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Pelajaran CintaPelajaran Cinta · 1979
Pelajaran Cinta
★ 6.01979
MovieDrama
Students who come to Yogyakarta to study, also have their first taste of love and sex. Three friends, Benny, Lesmono, and Larso find this out for themselves. Benny, a ladies’ man, introduces his friends to prostitution. Lesmono is secretly in love with Indri, but she falls into the hands of Benny. Benny, who takes life very lightly, manages to smuggle Indri into his room in the lodging house. When he goes home to Jakarta, Indri is anxious because she misses her period. Lesmono helps her to find a shaman who can perform an abortion. But when she goes to see a doctor, she finds out that she is not pregnant after all. Lesmono hopes to get Indri back but his hopes vanish when Benny returns and Indri goes back to him. Attempting to represent the teenagers’ psychological state in relation to love and sex; the film only manages to be jokey and shallow.

Ceu Upit

Jangan Bilang Siapa-siapaJangan Bilang Siapa-siapa · 1990
Jangan Bilang Siapa-siapa
1990
MovieComedy
Newlyweds Merry (Lydia Kandou) and Andi (Ray Sahetapy) have to say goodbye to Anita’s parents who are going abroad for a holiday. Aunt and Uncle (Zainal Abidin, Ida Kusumah) have been asked to watch over them. While Merry and Andi are at the airport to see the parents off, a sweet looking girl comes up and kisses Andi and gives him a message for another young woman. Confusion ensues. Merry becomes suspicious. In the midst of this atmosphere of suspicion, Andi has to take part in an office meeting in Puncak. Even worse, after the meeting, Andi’s boss invites him to a party and after that Andi has to go to Bandung on business. Andi calls Merry, who has taken Andi’s joking around with his servant Kadir about women seriously, to inform her of these plans, and she tells him that she wants to separate from him.

Merry

Shallots & GarlicShallots & Garlic · 2004
Shallots & Garlic
2004
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A modern take on the famous folk tale, Bawang Merah-Bawang Putih (Shallots & Garlic). Alya (Bawang Putih) and Siska (Bawang Merah) are neighbors who go to the same high school. Alya grew up in a rich family and lived happily with her parents, Yasmin and Indra. Meanwhile, Siska, who was considered the closest neighbor by Alya's family, lives with her mother, Rika. They presented themselves as good people until Yasmin fell ill, they killed her when she was hospitalized as part of their scheme to seize Indra's wealth. The plan was successful as Indra later asked Rika's hand into marriage and brought her and her daughter to move into Alya's house. In front of Indra, they pretended to be a very kind and loving mother and daughter, but when Indra was away, Siska and Rika always tortured Alya.

Yasmin