Layu sebelum berkembang = Die before blossom / Tanamera film ; in association with Harus Disiplin! production ; in co-production, Goethe-Institut, Indonesia ; written and directed by Ariani Djalal ; producer, Ariani Djalal.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Djalal, Ariani, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Tanamera Film.

Harus Disiplin!

Goethe-Institut Indonesia.

Icarus Films.

Language:

English

Indonesian

Subjects (All):

Girls--Education--Indonesia.

Girls.

Muslim girls--Education--Indonesia.

Muslim girls.

Islamic religious education--Indonesia.

Islamic religious education.

Muslim girls--Education.

Girls--Education.

Indonesia.

Islam--Social aspects--Indonesia.

Islam.

Islam--Social aspects.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (89 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Other Title:

Die before blossom

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2016]

Language Note:

In Indonesian with English and Indonesian subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

Almost 70 years after independence and 10 years after the installation of the first democratically elected president, the educational system in Indonesia is increasingly being influenced by Islamic values. This observational documentary follows two girls and their families during a crucial period in their school careers: their last year at public elementary school in the city of Jogyakarta. Dila and Kiki are modern city girls from a middle-class background: they like to listen to pop music, are very interested in their appearance and giggle about girl stuff. At school, all the children wear uniforms, everyone prays together, the national anthem is sung and the girls learn how to behave now that they are approaching puberty. Although Islam isn't a state religion, its influence on the once secular school system is growing. The educational system is underpinned by three moral principles: piety, patriotism and discipline. The strictness of the school regime doesn't seem so bad--for example, Kiki is able to talk her way out of studying the Koran. But once the final exams start to loom, things suddenly get very serious, both for the girls and for their parents. A lot is riding on their exam results, for the popular schools in the city only take those children who get the highest scores.

Credits:

Camera, Angen Sodo P. ; editing, Ariani Djalal, Sebastian Winkels, Amerta Kusuma, Ferry Edwin Sirait ; translation, Lisabona Rahman, Gunawan Simamora.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: Tanamera Film, ©2014 ; previously released, 2016.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 15, 2016).

Publisher Number:

if-blos Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.