Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- hopeful
- lazy sunday
- date night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yowis Ben's popularity becomes Bayu's route out of housing insecurity while each bandmate faces a personal crisis.
Bayu falls for Asih but must win over her fiercely protective father.
The band moves from Malang to Bandung after placing its hopes in a new manager and a larger music scene.
The film follows Indonesian young adults moving between Malang and Bandung while speaking and navigating contemporary local culture.
Films like Yowis Ben 2, and why
Yowis Ben
Indonesian ensemble comedy combining friendship, romance, music, and youthful personal crises
Camp Rock
Youthful musical comedy driven by friendship, romance, and performance ambitions
Sing Street
Warm ensemble comedy about creative ambition, romantic complications, and family pressures
Movie Details
- Directors
- Fajar Nugros, Bayu Skak
- Release Date
- 2019-03-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (14)
Cast
- Bayu Skak
- Brandon Salim
- Joshua Suherman
- Tutus Thomson
- Anya Geraldine
- Anggika Bölsterli
- Devina Aureel
- Laura Theux
- Cut Meyriska
- Siti Badriah
Common questions
- What is Yowis Ben 2 about?
- A popular Indonesian band relocates to save its members’ futures, forcing its friends, romances, and questionable new manager into comic disorder.
- What is Yowis Ben 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yowis Ben 2 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Yowis Ben 2 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Yowis Ben 2.
- Which films are like Yowis Ben 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Yowis Ben, Camp Rock, and Sing Street.
- How long is Yowis Ben 2?
- Yowis Ben 2 runs 108 minutes.
