Ladies on Top (Tilik) (2018)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 30M
Director : Wahyu Agung Prasetyo
Writer : Bagus Sumartono
Synopsis
Dian is the most beautiful girl in the village, numerous men have approached and even proposed her. The villagers gossip about Dian's single status. In one occasion when they rode a truck to visit (tilik) Bu Lurah (head of the village) in the town's hospital, some villagers debated who would marry Dian. The "tilik" journey then full of gossips and adventures for the villagers on that truck.
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