They say I'm a monkey!
Description
Adjeng is a young writer haunted by the shadows of her past. On one hand, she is a party girl but on the other, she is a passive daughter. She rids herself of her aggression through her writing. But can she break free from her dominating mother and make her peace with her past? Drawn from the controversial book of the same name, They Say I'm A Monkey, award-winning author/director, Djenar Maesa Ayu represents the new wave of Indonesian literature. As she says: "If I've shocked the reader, believe me, I'm shocked too." Awards/Festivals: Winner Best Newcomer Director, Indonesian Film Festival 2009.
Runtime
87 min
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Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
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