Norma, Indonesian film based on true story, becomes Netflix hit in Southeast Asia

Norma, an Indonesian feature film, has become a hit on Netflix in Southeast Asia, reaching the streaming service’s top slot in Indonesia and No 2 in Singapore in mid-August. The movie, which only performed modestly in Indonesian cinemas, is based on a true story about a woman who discovered an affair between her husband and her mother. The story originally went viral on social media when the real Norma shared her experience on TikTok.