The sinetron (a portmanteau of sinema elektronik ) is the staple diet of Indonesian television. These are highly dramatic, often melodramatic soap operas that run for hundreds of episodes. While often criticized for cliché plots (amnesia, evil twins, poverty-to-riches arcs), sinetron holds a mirror to Indonesian family dynamics and aspirations.
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