Position Among the Stars

Name: Position Among the Stars
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: September 15, 2011
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 84

2011

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HBO Films | Release Date: September 15, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Twelve years ago, Dutch filmmaker Retel Helmrich decided to visit Indonesia, the birthplace of his Dutch father and Indonesian mother, looking for inspiration. The trip ignited his fascination with the country and he started filming the Shamshudin family living in a Jakarta slum. He followed them as the country shook off the rule ofTwelve years ago, Dutch filmmaker Retel Helmrich decided to visit Indonesia, the birthplace of his Dutch father and Indonesian mother, looking for inspiration. The trip ignited his fascination with the country and he started filming the Shamshudin family living in a Jakarta slum. He followed them as the country shook off the rule of president Suharto, experienced a rise of Islamic power and eventually nascent democracy, corruption and a widening income gap. (HBO Films)… Expand

Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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Kirk Honeycutt

Sep 13, 2011

An eloquently shot and closely observed documentary about a poor family in modern-day Indonesia. Read full review

Seth Colter Walls

Sep 13, 2011

Leonard Retel Helmrich's third documentary about the same Indonesian family is a dazzler in at least a couple ways. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Sep 13, 2011

As with his previous pics about the brood, Dutch-Indonesian helmer Leonard Retel Helmrich deploys an expressionistic, quasi-soap-opera approach to produce striking results, thanks especially to use of Steadicam. But the protagonists seem to be playing to the cameras more this time round, making "Stars" a less charming effort than earlier installments. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 14, 2011

Engrossing, poetic and often very funny, "Position," like its predecessors, uses the lens of a single family to view the tumult of an entire country. Read full review

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