Advertisement
Powered By
IMDB

Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Developed from a story by Indonesia's most celebrated director, Garin Nugroho, this "satay western" establishes Mouly Surya among the country's most dynamic female film-makers. Co-scripting with Rama Adi, Surya divides her third feature into four parts: The Robbery, The Journey, The Confession and The Birth. The story plays out across the island of Sumba, where widow Marsha Timothy tries to explain to some sceptical cops why she decapitated the thuggish Egi Fedly in front of her late husband's corpse. Along the way, Timothy's garrulous travelling companion Dea Panendra has problems of her own, as her spouse is convinced she's pregnant with another man's child. Surya tempers the violence with some wry asides on the status of women in a conservative Islamic patriarchy. And with its exceptional score and widescreen views of the parched landscape, there's a Leonean feel to proceedings, which makes the feminist exposé of the macho brutality of the male characters all the more shockingly droll.

How to watch

Loading

Credits

Cast

rolename
MarlinaMarsha Timothy
NoviDea Panendra
FranzYoga Pratama
MarkusEgi Fedly

Crew

rolename
DirectorMouly Surya

Details

Theatrical distributor
Filmhouse
Released on
2018-04-13
Languages
Indonesian | Indonesian
Guidance
Violence, some swearing
Formats
Colour
Advertisement
Advertisement

RadioTimes.com is getting better.

Fresh new look, redesigned programme hub, richer content…

FIND OUT MORE
Advertisement