Generasi biru / The Blue Generation (Garin Nugroho, John De Rantau, Dosy Omar, Indonesia) (World Premiere, special screening)
Berlinale 2009, Forum
Saturday, February 6
Read the Forum synopsis
A fascinating document of the Indonesian Revolution of 1998 and the fall of Suharto, told through a music video/agitprop documentary focusing on the phenomenon Slank. This band has been on the forefront of Indonesian pop culture for 25 years, and from a platform of sentimental pop has raised national consciousness on the social evils of government-sponsored kidnapping, torture and corruption.
With a butterfly logo and a slogan of “Peace, Love, Unity, Respect”, Slank promotes romance and rebellion, opposition to global consumerism, and a return to a peaceful life rooted in indigenous culture.
The film blends concert footage, performance art and multiple forms of animation in a unique form of communication that may or may not play well with western audiences. But for a couple of hours in Berlin, one room may have approached an experience of Indonesia.
I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it.
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