JAKARTA - The film West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, officially opens in Indonesian cinemas starting Wednesday, December 8. This film is an adaptation of the legendary musical of the same name which is set in the 1950s.
At that time there were two gangs with different races competing for a place. Tony (Ansel Elgort), a member of the Jets gang, likes a woman named Maria (Rachel Zegler), the leader of the Sharks gang who becomes their rival. On the other hand, the feud between the two gangs has escalated.
A tragedy ensues in connection with Tony and Maria. Will they be able to maintain the relationship?
West Side Story is one of the films experiencing the impact of the pandemic. The film was originally scheduled to be released in late 2020 but had to be delayed one year later.
Besides Elgort and Zegler, this film also stars Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Josh Andres Rivera, Corey Stoll, and Brian d'Arcy. One of the cast of the original version, Rita Moreno also appeared in Spielberg's version of West Side Story.
The original film received a positive response from the public where the film released in 1961 received 10 Oscar awards.
The West Side Story can be watched through Indonesian cinemas starting today, December 8th.
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