What is Netflix’s Indonesian teen film Dear David about?

It’s the season of love, meaning that Netflix is releasing a handful of new romantic shows and movies for viewers to enjoy this Valentine’s Day. Among the latest releases are the Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon film Your Place or Mine, the dating competition series Perfect Match, and the Indonesian coming-of-age drama Dear David.

Directed by Lucky Kuswandi, Dear David seems like it will appeal to fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. The story centers on a teenage girl named Laras who pens a secret blog where she writes about her fantasies surrounding a boy named David. One day her blog gets leaked to the school, and everyone is on a hunt to find out who wrote it as Laras grapples with her real personality and her secret fantasy self.

If you recall, To All the Boys had a similar plot where Lana Condor’s character Lara-Jean writes romantic letters to boys she’s previously had feelings for, and then her sister mails them to their recipients.

Dear David plot synopsis

The official Netflix logline reads, “A straight-A high schooler’s life is turned upside down when her risqué fantasy blog about her crush is leaked to everyone at school.”

What is Dear David rated?

Dear David is rated TV-14 for language, sex, and suggestive dialogue. It’s aimed at teenagers, so your high schoolers should be okay to watch it if they’ve seen similar films and television shows on Netflix. TV-14 is, for the most part, equivalent to a PG-13 rating.

Dear David cast

Dear David stars Shenina Cinnamon as Laras. Netflix subscribers might recognize Cinnamon from her work in previous Netflix Original Indonesian titles like Photocopier and Geez & Ann. The movie also stars Emir Mahira as David, and Caitlin North Lewis plays Dilla.

Is Dear David in English?

No, this teen movie is an Indonesian film. If you don’t speak the language, you’ll either need to watch with English subtitles or use English dubbing, if available.

Dear David trailer

Dear David premieres Thursday, February 9, on Netflix. Add the movie to your Netflix watchlist now.