Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
Directed by Mouly Surya
Indonesia | 2018 | Fiction | 93 min | Indonesian w/English subtitles
Film Source: Kimstim
Awards / premier festivals: Indonesia’s official submission to the 2019 Academy Awards
Sponsor: A Single Pebble
Also showing Thursday, October 25 at 1:45PM
Ravishing landscapes, a powerful soundtrack and beautiful cinematography create a formidable backdrop for this matter-of-fact feminist Western. Embarking on a journey of redemption and empowerment, a young widow seeks down-to-earth revenge on the men who have raped her. But the film doesn’t linger on the rape scene, nor does it sensationalize it. Instead, it focuses on three women, all different, all determined fighters, who just do what a woman has to do. ~ OY