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  • 2011
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2011
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m

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 of pres...

  • 2011
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2011
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 55 m

Position Among the Stars

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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 of pres...

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90
Sep 13, 2011
Leonard Retel Helmrich's third documentary about the same Indonesian family is a dazzler in at least a couple ways.
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90
Sep 13, 2011
An eloquently shot and closely observed documentary about a poor family in modern-day Indonesia.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Scarabee Filmproducties Nederland, CoBo Fonds, Harvard University, Humanist Broadcasting Foundation, Nederlands Filmfonds, Radcliffe Institute For Advanced Study, Rotterdam Media Fund, Sundance Institute
Release Date Sep 15, 2011
Duration 1 h 55 m
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Website http://www.positionamongthestars.com/
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 4 Nominations
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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