This movie not only shows you how traditions vary in other cultures, but only which struggles they cause for the people affected by it. It manages to grab your mind and fully emerges you into this world and you try to imagine what you would do in such a situation or how you could possibly escape it.
A really important story to be told and brought to western societies. The quality of cinematography and sound is of course not on a top notch level, but this isnt important. Yuni shows, that a gripping story is ALL you need for a great movie, no matter if you film it on a RED or an iPhone.
Plot summary
In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.
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September 26, 2022 at 11:23 AM
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A glimpse of a very different culture
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Indonesia's official entry to 2022's Oscars is a very good coming-of-age. It's simple yet powerful and sensational. It tackles interesting important topics like sexual awakening, virginity, early marriages, girls' dreams and access to education in a conservative traditional society. But it feels incoherent and distant sometimes due to having too many subjects to portray, it doesn't take one clear path to follow.