Ca-bau-kan (2002)

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

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: 擦包看), 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)

Trailer

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