Gratuity Girl

Gratuity Girl

84 mins | Drama | March 3, 2011

Ayu, a girl from a village outside Yogyakarta, wants to become a famous dangdut singer. So in Yogya, Ayu stays with Ningsih, her aunt, who owns a beauty salon. Dimas, her friend, accompanies Ayu, as a street musician, to get musical exposure. Ayu starts to get noticed when she sings. Men are mesmerised, especially by her moves and voice. They throw money at her every time she performs for gratuity, thus she earns the nickname, cewek saweran or gratuity girl.

Gratuity Girl

84 mins | Drama | March 3, 2011

Gratuity Girl
Ayu, a girl from a village outside Yogyakarta, wants to become a famous dangdut singer. So in Yogya, Ayu stays with Ningsih, her aunt, who owns a beauty salon. Dimas, her friend, accompanies Ayu, as a street musician, to get musical exposure. Ayu starts to get noticed when she sings. Men are mesmerised, especially by her moves and voice. They throw money at her every time she performs for gratuity, thus she earns the nickname, cewek saweran or gratuity girl.
Producers Batavia Pictures
Original title Cewek saweran
Directors Eddie Cahyono
Writers Ifa Isfansyah

Cast

Juwita Bahar

as Ayu

Kriss Hatta

as Dimas

Dyah Arum

as Ningsih