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Drama JAFF 2017 · Golden Hanoman Award Editor's Pick

The Seen and Unseen Review (2018) — 80% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kamila Andini · 2018 ·

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Answer Summary: Is The Seen and Unseen worth watching in the UK?

The Seen and Unseen (2018) earns a 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (84%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Seen and Unseen?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

80%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

92% Critic Score
84% Audience
78 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.8
7.2 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 26m
Cast
Ni Kadek Thaly Titi Kasih , Ida Bagus Putu Radithya Mahijasena , Ayu Laksmi , Ketut Rina , Happy Salma , Gusti Ayu Raka

Where to watch in the United Kingdom

Not yet streaming in the United Kingdom — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (92% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (84%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (78/100).
  • Celluloid Score 80% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is The Seen and Unseen worth watching?

    Yes — The Seen and Unseen earns a 80% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Kamila Andini’s Balinese twin-loss fable won Golden Hanoman at JAFF 2017 — still one of Indonesia’s most acclaimed contemporary festival films.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (84%).

    What is The Seen and Unseen about?

    Tantra and Tantri are inseparable. When they secretly steal eggs from the family’s sacrificial offering, Tantri always gets the whites and Tantra the yolks. One day, however, the yolk is missing, as is Tantra. Her brother gravely ill and in hospital, Tantri starts slipping into magical parallel worlds, approaching the inevitable farewell through costumes, body paint and dance. When at one point Tantri’s mother washes the paint from her face, it is as if tenderly to expel the illusion that things can remain as they are. In long dream sequences and against the background of the Balinese philosophy of sekala – the seen – and niskala – the unseen – Andini relates how one ten-year-old girl deals with parting and grief.

    Critic Reviews

    critic The Seen and Unseen

    The Seen and Unseen (2018) Review

    Kamila Andini's The Seen and Unseen (2018) remains a defining Drama landmark from Australia, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

    Essential viewing — a certified classic.

    Dr. Amara Okonkwo World Cinema Editor

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