Lake of Tears
1986, Indonesian. Directed by Christ Helweldery.
A melodramatic suffer-fest that would give Lars von Trier pause. On a quest to find her biological father, teenager Yeni is sidetracked when she's raped by her stepfather and ends up in a nuthouse. After she's released, her prostitute sister takes her to work at a brothel. There, she becomes second wife to an old, miserable man until her stepfather returns and tries to lay claim on her. After unsuccessfully trying to strangle Yeni to death, he and Yeni's mother get in a fight and end up stabbing each other to death. Once Yeni finds out she's pregnant, she's then rejected by her miserly husband, who denies the child is his.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Indonesian
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Original title
- Telaga Air Mata
- Country
- Indonesia
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Lake of Tears runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Lake of Tears isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Lake of Tears, try What Maisie Knew, Hungry Hearts, Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl.
Who directed Lake of Tears?
Lake of Tears (1986) was directed by Christ Helweldery and stars Nena Rosier, Frans Tumbuan, Ully Artha.