[Indonesian_open] Good Indon films Denias and Berbagi Suami on Youtube

[R.Machali]

Dear colleagues,
May I please suggest two excellent Indon films that you can watch (or 
pre-view) on Youtube:
1. Denias: Senandung di Atas Awan (review below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCCuWCJdCMo

2. Berbagi Suami (review below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Td2qDvK2Q

Please note:
You can buy these films in the White Lotus (at the Kingsford Roundabout).

http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/the_awards/nominees/best_childrens_feature_film
DENIAS, SINGING ON THE CLOUD (Denias, Senandung di Atas Awan) 
Indonesia. Produced by Ari Sihasale

Based on the story of the real life struggle of a boy named Denias, 
who came from a small village at Jayawijaya Mountain in Western Papua 
Island and now has a scholarship to attend senior high school in 
Darwin, Australia. This story, shot authentically against the real 
backdrop of Papua Island, reveals the beauty and hardship of emotions 
between spirit, dream and reality, humour and sadness, freedom and 
regret, enemy and friendship, revenge and forgiveness, efforts and 
result.


It's about Polygamy in 3 different stories.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799938/
Author: savatose from Indonesia

It's one of Indonesian main issues nowadays.. Polygamy can happen to 
anybody, rich/poor people, well educated/low educated, rural/urban.

In the movies, polygamy describe without prejudice, just go with the 
flow, allow viewers to decide is Polygamy a good thing or a bad 
thing? It has 3 sides of the story. First, a wealthy doctor woman who 
found out that her husband have more than 1 wife. Second, a rural 
girl in the city & marry her supposed to be uncle or something (I 
kinda forgot :P) live in a small house with his other wife & kids. 
Third, a young Chinese girl fall in love (or in lust?) with her boss 
who happen to be married. The maker of the movie no doubt have her 
inspiration from the scene and music from Wong karwai movies, or 
those kind of typical movies, but still have her own style.

About polygamy it self: Some of the people that conduct polygamy said 
that they want to help other by marrying them (save them from 
poverty), some of them said that it's better than cheating (because 
it's allow by the religion & it's not perceive as sin. For me 
polygamy is a disguise for satisfying a man Lust and his Greediness. 
Even if he said that to save from poverty, the first reason always 
got to do with his "Penis". In Al Quran it self said that a man can 
conduct polygamy only if it fair to the wife (especially the first 
wife that 100% will always refuse "dimadu"/ polygamy, that's why the 
man always never ask for permission to have a second wife with his 
first wife, because they will says no!) so, it's not a fair deal 
isn't it....

*****
Regards,
Rochayah Machali