Behind the Mosquito Net
1983, Indonesian. Directed by Teguh Karya.
A portrait of newly married couple, Nurlela and Hasan, who have to live at the house of Nurlelas’s father. They do not have enough money to find a place of their own. Nurlela's father constantly compares Hasan negatively to his rich son-in-law Bakri (August Melasz), causes a friction between the young couple. Hasan and Nurlela fights when looking for their own way to be able to live independently. This situation makes them lie to each other, especially Hasan, who questions himself about his work and its environment. Hasan’s hard work to get off the family’s house eventually causes a misunderstanding. Nurlela almost commits suicide before the couple is able to trust each other again.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Indonesian
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- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Original title
- Di Balik Kelambu
- Country
- Indonesia
- Written by
- Teguh Karya, Slamet Rahardjo
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Behind the Mosquito Net runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Behind the Mosquito Net isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Behind the Mosquito Net?
Behind the Mosquito Net (1983) was directed by Teguh Karya and stars Christine Hakim, Slamet Rahardjo, Nungki Kusumastuti.