Farouk Afero
Acting
Biography
Farouk Afero (born Farouk Achmad, June 4th, 1940) was a Pakistani-born Indonesian film actor. After making his feature film debut in 1964, he rose to fame in 1970 with Bernafas dalam Lumpur (1991). Afero ultimately appeared in more than sixty films.
Born: June 4, 1940
Place of Birth: Pandori, Jhelum, Pakistan
Known For
My Love on Blue Campus
Anton is a student leader at his campus. His friends expect him to face the despotism of their lecturer, Yusnita. Anton takes this challenge without considering the risk of falling in love with Yusnita, their biggest enemy.
Intan Berduri
Poor man Jamal found a gigantic diamond by the river near his house. Is he ready to become rich?
The Longest Dark
Supinah, a prostitute, is picked up by a kindly rich man, Budi. They fall in love and she recounts how she, as a naive willage woman, was lured into prostitution when she came to Jakarta in search of her husband, who in turns out remarried. Budi wants her to quit her job but her vicious pimp has other ideas.
Lingkaran Setan
The colonial court sentenced Tohir harshly on 22 September 1938. The sentence is made harsher because the prosecutor, Hasan, discriminates more on Tohir’s lineage than his crime. But in fact, Tohir commits his crime out of necessity as his wife is pregnant and about to give birth. He is sentenced to hard labor in exile so when he finds out that his wife and child are dead, Tohir escapes and kidnaps Hasan’s son, Husin. He raises the son in a life of crime, but lives like a respectable man. Husin also lives a double life. He is loved by an innocent girl in the village, but in other places, he plays around with women. In his old age, Tohir becomes a drunk and then he finds out that the government has awarded Hasan for his services. He uses Husin, nicknamed Boy, to avenge himself by sending him to rob Hasan’s house. Husin fails and is sent to trial. There, while drunk, Tohir reveals who Husin really is. Hasan and his wife then welcome Husin back.
Atheis
Adapted from Achdiat Kartamihardja's novel of the same name. It follows a young Muslim man named Hasan who, through his interactions with others, loses his faith.
Si Rano
Rano (Rano Karno) was separated and lost his father at Jatinegara Station in Jakarta when he got off the train. Luckily, he met a kind-hearted fryer. Amin (Benyamin S), who then took him home.
Gadis Marathon
An athlete juggles her career and love life while an internal conflict within the sports organization gets in the way.
The Master of Kedawung
Set in the era of Dutch colonialism, Landlord Kedawung is devastated by his first wife’s death. But apparently, her death is something that the second wife, Zubaedah, has been waiting for.
The Lady
Attraction at first sight, makes Hendrawansyah (Sophan Sophian) continue to pursue Maryani (Widyawati). He did not back down even though he later found out that his girlfriend was a prostitute, even when he had to face shame in front of respectable people and his father, Datuk Sulaiman (Kusno Sudjarwadi).
Jakarta-Hong Kong-Macau
Karsono, a foreign spy, sends Dachlan to Hong Kong for a secret mission, so that he can rape Dachlan's wife, who later dies. Dachlan himself is killed in Hong Kong. Then there is Muchtar, who escapes from Hong Kong to return to Indonesia, hoping to have his sick wife cured. But he finds out that his wife has been murdered so he works with the police to solve this. One of Karsono's men who defects, reveals his secrets but before he can be captured, Karsono is murdered by his men.
Filmography
as Ridwan
as Husein
as Sahlan
as Majid
as Anwar
as Sani
as Husin/Boy
as Max Syad
as Jipeng
as Gondrong
as Mirta