Wednesday Night Southeast Asia Movie: Indonesia
October 28, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Mānoa Campus, St. John 011
Kala (Dead Time)
Indonesia (2007, 120 min)
Indonesian w/English subtitles
Director: Joko Anwar
Screenplay: Joko Anwar
Music: Haris Khaseli & Aghi Narottama
Cinematography: Rahmat Syaiful
Film Editing: Wawan I. Wibowo
Cast: Donny Alamsyah (as the Henchman Leader), Fachry Albar (as Janus), Ario Bayu (as Eros), Fahrani (as Ranti), Shanty (as Sari), Sujiwo Tejo (as Ronggoweni), Frans Tumbuan (as Bambang Sutrisno), Agung Udijana (as Bimo)
“It’s at Bendonowongso Hill, before the seven-step temple…†Whispered words on a tape recording–from a woman who dies in a traffic accident soon after she speaks them – are the key to a supernatural mystery in director Joko Anwar’s absorbing thriller. The period and setting are not specified, but the film noir atmosphere and styles of clothing and transport strongly suggest the police-state Indonesia of Suharto’s heyday; this is that rarest of genre movies, a ghost story with a political subtext–complete with police brutality, vigilante mobs, bureaucratic stonewalling, governmental corruption and an increasingly cowed and repressed general public, not to mention a series of gruesome deaths.– VIFF
Ticket Information
Free and open to the public
Event Sponsor
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Mānoa Campus
More Information
956-2688, cseas@hawaii.edu,