Surat untuk Bidadari

  • 118'
  • Indonesia
  • 1994
Director made full use of his experiences making documentaries, when he made this realistic fairy-tale focusing on the conflicts between the traditional society of an Indonesian island and the modern world. He shows both the reality of the lonely life and fantasies of a nine-year-old boy, Lewa, whose only friend is his horse. Lewa has been given a Polaroid camera by a tourist and uses it to go in search of the meaning of the new reality acquired with his camera. He seeks an image of his mother, who had died in a bus accident. But in the wreck of the bus he only finds a Madonna poster.
  • 118'
  • Indonesia
  • 1994
Director
Garin Nugroho
Country of production
Indonesia
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
118'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Letter for an Angel
Language
Malay
Producer
The Jakarta Arts Council Dewan Kesenian Jakarta
Sales
Global Multi Sarona Film
Cast
Viva Westi
Director
Garin Nugroho
Country of production
Indonesia
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
118'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Letter for an Angel
Language
Malay
Producer
The Jakarta Arts Council Dewan Kesenian Jakarta
Sales
Global Multi Sarona Film
Cast
Viva Westi