Sakuddei, The

Synopsis: The Sakuddei live on the island of Siberut off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. They are a small community with their own distinctive language and social and religious life. The film draws a moving and dramatic contrast between their way of life and the pressures of modern Indonesian society on them: money, Islam, the police and administrators, the lumber companies *RAI.
Series: Disappearing World, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 53 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1974
Availability: Hire (film - RAI FIlm & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI, Granada); 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on ITV 12/74.
Reviewed by Barbara E Ward in ‘RAIN’ Vol 8 No 10 (1975).
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Indonesia; Sakuddei

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