Anak-Anak Srikandi (2012)

Name: Anak-Anak Srikandi
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2019-02-19T09:11:21+01:00

Documentary | 73 minutes

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Genre: Documentary / Drama

Duration: 73 minuten

Alternative title: Children of Srikandi

Country: Indonesia / Switzerland / Germany

Directed by: Laura Coppens, Hera Danish, Yulia Dwi Andriyanti, Dian Eggie, Oji Ijo, Angelika Levi, Stea Lim, Afank Mariani, Imelda Taurinamandala and Winnie Wibowo

IMDb score: 7,7 (18)

Releasedate: 11 February 2012

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Anak-Anak Srikandi plot

Srikandi is a female figure from the Indian epic Mahabharata who changes sex to live and fight as the equal of man. This character is a role model for eight highly personal perspectives on lesbian and bisexual women and on transsexuality in the life of Islamic Indonesia. The documentary, which begins as a collective project, moves from a personal essay to a radical conceptual exploration of gay politics, in which a generation of women begins to gain their own voice within politics and society. Politics, identity, the search for replacement family situations, the fear of violence among lesbians, social exploitation of minorities and self-imposed silence are some of the themes that are discussed...