Hong Kong Synopsis
“Every journey must begin with one small step.”
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Merantau. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Merantau itself).
Hong Kong × and Co-Production
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
Merantau holds position #15 of 55 Hong Kong films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Merantau premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2009.
The 639th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
194 audience reviews — more than 89% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (70th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Merantau, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- phone call · 3
- protector · 2
- jakarta · 1
- sumatra · 1
- drugs · 24
- journey · 20
- human trafficking · 11
- indonesia · 9
- martial arts · 369
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #317 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #205 of 516 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Indonesia, United States of America |
| Original Language | Indonesian |
| Production Companies | PT. Merantau Films |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | August 6, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1368116 |
| Official Site | www.merantau-movie.com |