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Laskar Pelangi is based on the most successful Indonesian novel of all time and the film became a massive hit, and one of the biggest Indonesian blockbusters ever made.  It’s barely played outside of Indonesia. Even though the Asian Film Awards nominated it for “Best Film” last year

 On the Sumatran Island of Belitong, a rural, Muslim school is being closed down because it can’t meet the minimum enrollment requirement of ten students. But on the first day of school, miraculously, ten poor kids show up for class and the doors stay open. These little rug rats are a motley crew ranging from the incredibly poor Lintang to the musically gifted, and slightly less poor, Mahar. Their teachers, Bu Muslimah and Pak Harfan (Cut Mini and veteran Indonesian superstar Ikranagara) are relieved at narrowly dodging the axe and the movie follows their students over the next several years as life deals them one unexpected blow after another.


120 minutes,in Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitles
Directed by: Riri Riza

Starring: Cut MIni Theo, Ikranagara, Tora Sudiro, Siamet Rahardjo