Underplayed Gems

Ca-bau-kan (2002)

Ca-bau-kan poster
Original title
Ca-Bau-Kan
Directed by
Nia Dinata
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
2h
Rated
17+
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In early 20th century Indonesia, a young Chinese-Indonesian woman works as a courtesan in a brothel. She navigates love and survival while facing societal prejudice and personal loss.

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What happens

Ca-bau-kan (Chinese: æ“ŠćŒ…çœ‹), also known as The Courtesan, is a 2002 Indonesian historical romance film, directed by Nia Dinata, and starring Niniek L. Karim, Ferry Salim and Lola Amaria. It was distributed by Kalyana Shira Film and released on February 7, 2002 in Jakarta. The film was screened at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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