Romance  •  2018  •  98 min

Revan & Reina (2018)

Revan & Reina poster

Revan & Reina (2018)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

Revan & Reina is a 2018 Indonesian romantic drama adapted from a local novel, following a childhood friendship that tips into love while an ex-boyfriend and a secret admirer complicate things. Director Andreas Sullivan keeps the story in familiar teen-romance territory: longing looks, loyalty tests, and the slow arithmetic of who ends up with whom. The Neutral label fits because the film carries no political freight and no identity-politics angle. Its one traditional lean is quiet, a heterosexual love story where parental figures are supportive rather than absent or villainous. Nothing here pushes culture-war buttons in either direction. It is simply a genre piece doing genre things for a mainstream Indonesian audience.


Starring Cast

Angela Gilsha  •   Bryan Domani  •   Irsyadillah

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film focuses on apolitical themes of young romance, friendship, and individual emotional growth. Its narrative addresses personal challenges and solutions without engaging with broader political ideologies or societal critiques.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film's casting reflects visible diversity in heritage, consistent with its regional context, without explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles. The narrative, a romantic drama, maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities and does not feature explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Low

The film portrays a serious heterosexual relationship as an ideal, with parental approval and support playing a positive role. The narrative implicitly values fidelity and highlights the challenges arising from deviations from traditional relationship norms.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film Revan & Reina centers on a heterosexual romantic drama involving its main characters, Revan, Reina, and Fabian. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes within its plot.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Revan & Reina" is a romantic drama centered on the relationship between its two titular heterosexual characters. There are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present in the movie's plot or character arcs. The narrative focuses exclusively on the challenges and dynamics of a cisgender, heterosexual romance, such as Revan's past and Reina's jealousy.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's characters are original creations, not adaptations of pre-existing figures with established genders. Consequently, there is no prior canonical gender for any character to have been swapped from.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an Indonesian adaptation of an Indonesian novel. The main characters are portrayed by Indonesian actors, consistent with the likely racial background of the characters in the source material. There is no evidence of characters being established as one race in the source and portrayed as a different race in the film.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.2
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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