Sing to the Dawn
Seen it?2009 | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and book lovers. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Same wavelength as Sing. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
Dawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has to fight customs and tradition that girls are meant to be bethroned away early at a young age to someone they loathe, and schools for them are an unnecessary part of life. In order to fulfill her dream, she has to go against the wishes of her dad, as well as irk her brother as she out-scores him in a local examination to clinch a scholarship. Also, their village is under threat of an unscrupulous landlord trying to bulldoze his way into profits by driving everyone out of his land.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$180K worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Philip Mitchell
- Gita GutawaDana (voice)
- Patton OtlivioRai (voice)
- Surya SaputraPairot (voice)
- Cut MiniKakatu (voice)
- ShantyMinah (voice)
- Indra BektiBen (voice)
- Uli HerdinansyahSomad (voice)
- Ria IrawanKadal (voice)
- Jajang C. NoerOma (voice)
- Tike PriatnakusumahTante Bear (voice)