King

King (2009)

KING

First badminton movie

Guntur (Rangga Raditya) is an ordinary kid from village in Banyuwangi who lives an ordinary life. Well, not quite ordinary, since he is the “victim” of his father and friend obsession. His father (Mamiek Prakoso) treated him hard (mentally) because he wants Guntur to be a badminton champion like Liem Swie King, while Raden (Lucky Martin), his friend, pushed him to take part in local match by suggesting that he’ll have a lot of money if he wins. After learning that his efforts on winning the local match only brought him trouble, he became mad to his father and Raden and never care about badminton anymore. However, his father and Raden have secrets that Guntur doesn’t know it, yet…

Date of release
2009-06-25
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
Ari Sihasale

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

King is an Indonesian movie released in 2009, that tells about the dream of a village boy named Guntur to become an international badminton player. The film starred Rangga Raditya, Lucky Martin, Surya Saputra, Mamiek Prakoso, Valerie Thomas, Heryanto Arbi, Jonatan Christie, and Kevin Sanjaya. The film is the first film about badminton in the world.

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