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Telegram
A young Balinese bachelor lives with his daughter in Jakarta. When he receives a telegram from Bali saying his mother has died, he finds himself…Published on: -
A Poet
The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder…Published on: -
Eliana, Eliana
A mother and daughter who have not seen each other for five years, are forced to spend a night together in a taxi in Jakarta.…Published on: -
Soegija
Historic film shows in a special way – special for both countries – the violent divorce between the colonial Netherlands and the new and militant…Published on: -
One Day When the Rain Falls
Meticulous family story set in an old Javan house. Outside, it’s raining incessantly. The story’s three parts, each with a relative as protagonist, rePublished on: -
Atambua 39° Celsius
Atambua is a very hot, dusty town in the Indonesian part of Timor. A boy from a family torn by East Timor’s bloody independence is…Published on: -
Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses
Another side of Indonesia. With ordinary locations around Yogyakarta (and hence not the tourist Borobudur), an original story told in fragments aboutPublished on: -
The Thieves
Comedy-like to start with. Two clumsy thieves steal an old TV. When they are caught, things suddenly turn serious.Published on: -
The Flaneurs #3
A throng of believers all crowd together in front of a stage. The speeches have ended. They are enraptured. The ‘new’ Indonesia.Published on: -
On Mother’s Head
Bali is not Indonesia. And not everybody lives there like a tourist. On Bali you can eat pork. Small farmers each keep a couple of…Published on: