A city girl flies to Borneo's edge promising miracles in two weeks. Hubris, meet jungle.
Jaleshwari, ambitious and full of confidence. Volunteers to take on the responsibility to improve the performance of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program concerning education that is stopped without explanation. She flies into a border area in the interior of Borneo and promises that within two weeks the problems will be solved.
Acting
Marcella Zalianty's unraveling is deliciously uncomfortable.
Cinematography
Borneo's borderlands look gorgeous while eating her alive.
Director
Rudi Soedjarwo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when Indonesian CSR mandates were exploding, the film quietly asks who benefits from corporate 'generosity.'
Director Rudi Soedjarwo shot in actual Dayak communities; some non-actors' reactions to Zalianty's character are unscripted discomfort.
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