Love and Faith (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Love and Faith is a drama film directed by Benni Setiawan, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Karmaka Surjaudaja (Rio Dewanto) aka Kwee Tjie Hwei, Chinese-born, moves to Indonesia at the age of 10 months. He is brought by his mother (Irina Chiu Yen Tan) to follow his father, Kwee Tjie Kui (Ferry Salim), who have lived in Bandung. His childhood passes in limitations. As a result, he graduates from the high school in the same year with his brother Tjie Ong Kwee (Dion Wiyoko). He decides to let go of his dream and let his brother enters medical school. Since then he is never out of the hard work. Being a sports teacher is his first job. He teaches in a Chinese school named Nan Hua. At the school, he meets a woman named Lim Kwei Ing (Laura Basuki), student, which makes him fall in love. But he tries to keep his distance, because he is her teacher, and Lim Kwei Ing derives from Lim Khe Tjie family, owners of large banks in Bandung. Finally in 1959 they are married.

Who’s in it. Love and Faith stars Rio Dewanto as Kwee Tjie Hoei/Karmaka Surjaudaja, Laura Basuki as Lim Kwee Ing, Dion Wiyoko as Kwee Tjie Ong and Irina Chiu as Istri Kwee Tjie Kui, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Love and Faith page.

If you liked it. Fans of Love and Faith tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.