Position Among the Stars


1h 41m 2011

Brief Synopsis

A portrait of the Christian-Islamic Sjamsuddin family in Indonesia, featuring the various family members, including resolute grandmother Rumidjah, her son Bakti and her granddaughter Tari. The everyday ups and downs of the Sjamsuddin family provide a portrait of modern Indonesia, with all its contra

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2011

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Synopsis

A portrait of the Christian-Islamic Sjamsuddin family in Indonesia, featuring the various family members, including resolute grandmother Rumidjah, her son Bakti and her granddaughter Tari. The everyday ups and downs of the Sjamsuddin family provide a portrait of modern Indonesia, with all its contrasts between urban and rural, wealth and poverty, and religion and globalization. In this land where religious leaders preach the adoption of Sharia, Rumidjah and Bakti hope that Tari will be the first in the family to study, while Tari herself displays all the familiar characteristics of a rebellious teenager: her primary interests are shopping and boys.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2011

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Fall September 15, 2011

Released in United States 2011 (Golden Gate Award Documentary Feature Competition )

Released in United States 2011 (International Showcase)

Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema Documentary Competition)

Released in United States 2011 (Sterling World Competition)

Released in United States 2011

Limited Release in United States Fall September 15, 2011 (New York City)

Premiered on HBO2 on September 28, 2011.