Autobiography

This is my first indonesian film and I think I am going to explore more of its art house stuff to get a deeper understanding about their politics and revolution. Thematically this film didn't say anything that wasn't said before. But the character dynamics were very familiar and spoke of a certain Indian or a South Asian sensibility. I thought the film would experiment with the aspect of Stockholm syndrome and I thought I saw it going in that direction in the karoke scene but it could just be me. It would have been a much more interesting watch for me if that had happened. But again that's just me. That's obviously not what was intended. But playing on a familiar ground with a familiar narrative the direction couldn't have demanded anything more.