They Call Me Babu (2019)
- Original title
- Ze noemen me Baboe
- Directed by
- Sandra Beerends
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the 1940s, a young Indonesian woman named Alima leaves an arranged marriage to become a nanny for a Dutch family. Through her daily experiences, she observes the colonial world around her and questions her own place within it.
reflectiveintimatethoughtfulcontemplativeobservationalpersonalsubtleinsightful
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