• Janji Joni is my favourite Indonesian movie to date. If you're an AISWA school teacher, check out the library in 2007 for a great resource...
• Ungu Violet is a melodrama, starring Dian Sastro. Very arty, a lot of reliance on the visual for the story line rather than dialogue, so quite an easy to follow one. Not sure how much appeal it would have to students. Any comments?
• I refuse to put Ada apa dengan Cinta first on my list. It is NOT the only Indonesian movie out there, although sometimes I think people think it is. (And no, it's not one of two and the other one isn't Langitku Rumahku, which honestly, really is getting a bit dated. Actually, i think it was a bit dated when I was in Year 11).  The bahasa Jakarta makes it very hard for non-native speakers to understand, and it's definitely M rated for Aussie schools because of the suicide attempt scene...

Vicki reccomends...

• Tentang Dia
• 17th Seventeen
• Eiffel .. I'm in love
• me vs high heels
• 30 hari mencari cinta
• Brownies
• 6 days to the Dragon (reptiles in English)
•  Tragedi Jakarta 1998 (Gerakan mahasiswa di Indonesia)

email me with more movie suggestions...

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