Starting tomorrow and for one week, films from Indonesia will be transforming the city of Melbourne in one of their islands. Film-makers and fans will meet in one of the most multicultural cities in Australia.

The opening night, this 19^th of August, will be screening an International Premier: Batas (Borders) a very awaited film from the director Rudi Soedjarwo.

Actress Ardina Rasti. Photo credit: voyagers.lemonpie.cl (JP)

Tonight, we had the opportunity to meet the starring actress Ardina Rasti, she interpreted Jaleswari, a woman living between borders, not only geographical but cultural and humanitarian. Ardina told us about how the Indonesian/Malaysian border is a zone with a very special way of life, and how conflicts like human traffic are now unveiled in the film. Batas is a film with a deep social content, it explores educational issues, rural culture and moral drama.

Film: Batas (Borders)
Screening: International Premier
Director: Rudi Soedjarwo
Producer: Marcella Sallanty
Starring actress: Ardina Rasti
Country: Indonesia
Year: 2011
Duration: 120 min

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