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Eye of the Day (2001)

Eye of the Day poster
Original title
Stand van de zon
Directed by
Leonard Retel Helmrich
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
9
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three generations of one family living in the slums of Jakarta. It observes their daily lives and struggles.

observationalintimategroundedquieteverydayslice-of-lifecontemplative

What happens

Eye of the Day is a Dutch/Indonesian documentary from 2001 directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The documentary released on 1 March 2001. The documentary is the start of a trilogy and follows the family Sjamsuddin, existing of three generations in the slums of Jakarta Indonesia. The Dutch name is Stand van de Zon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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