Position Among the Stars

Synopsis: For twelve years, film maker Leonard Retel Helmrich followed an Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta and this resulted in the trilogy STAND VAN DE ZON, STAND VAN DE MAAN and STAND VAN DE STERREN (EYE OF THE DAY, SHAPE OF THE MOON, POSITION AMONG THE STARS) Just as in the previous two parts, which received many international prizes, in POSITION AMONG THE STARS, the maker reveals the underlying patterns of life in Indonesia. The Indonesian Sjamsuddin family is, in a way, a microcosm in which one can recognise the most important issues of life in Indonesia: corruption, conflict between religions, gambling addiction, the generation gap and the growing difference between poor and rich.
Language: English
Country: Netherlands
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Indonesia

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