Nyai: A Woman from Java (2016)

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Set in Indonesia's Dutch colonial era, in 1927, a young and beautiful woman lives with her sick and aged Dutch husband. This woman loses her own name and is called Njai, which means a foreigner's concubine, and realizes that she is living in a kind of prison, while she deals with loads of visitors to her residence. Director Garin Nugroho shows in a distinctive way how much effort a woman, deserted both by the colonial country's law and the colonized country's traditional culture, puts in to retain her dignity.

Cast & Crew

Director
Garin Nugroho
  • Profile picture of Annisa Hertami
    Nyai Annisa Hertami
  • Profile picture of Gunawan Maryanto
    Pembantu Gunawan Maryanto
  • Profile picture of Haydar Salishz
    Pengacara Jawa Haydar Salishz
  • Profile picture of Jamaluddin Latif
    Jamaluddin Latif

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