Di Timur Matahari (2012)

Directed by

Ari Sihasale

Genre

drama film

Country

Indonesia

Runtime

1h 54m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a remote Papua village disrupted by tribal conflict, young children try to get an education. The film follows their daily efforts to attend school and learn despite danger and hardship.

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What happens

Di Timur Matahari (phrasal translation: To The East of the Morning Sun) is a 2012 Indonesian film directed by Ari "Ale" Sihasale and starring Laura Basuki and Lukman Sardi. Shot in Tioh, Lanny Jaya, Papua, over a period of one month, it follows young Papuan children as they struggle to learn despite an ongoing tribal war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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