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This Indonesia Movie A Hit at Special Screening in the Netherlands

This Indonesia Movie A Hit at Special Screening in the Netherlands
Negeri van Oranje | Falcon Pictures

A special screening of Indonesian-made movie Negeri van Oranje sold out in the Dutch capital The Hague on Wednesday last week.

"The public warmly welcomed the premiere screening of the film ‘Negeri van Oranje’ in The Hague, Netherlands, where tickets at 5 euros [US$5.72] were sold out less than 24 hours after it was announced on the website and social media of the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague," the embassy's minister counsellor Ourina Ritonga said on Saturday, as quoted by Antara news agency.

She added due to high demand, the second screening was held and the tickets were also sold out.

Negeri van Oranje movie poster. Image: Falcon Pictures
Negeri van Oranje movie poster. Image: Falcon Pictures

 

Directed by Endri Pelita, the film revolves around five Indonesian graduate students in the Netherlands who build a certain camaraderie during their two-years of studies.

The screening of the movie scheduled at Het Nuthuis, as part of the Asia Carrousel Event in collaboration with the Dutch Foreign Ministry. They also were in partnership with Mata Hari Media and Indonesia-Netherland Young Society (INYS). 

Asia Carrousel Event was regular program from the Dutch Foreign Ministry to enhance people-to-people network.

Negeri van Oranje special screening in the Netherlands. Image: Suara Merdeka
Negeri van Oranje special screening in the Netherlands. Image: Suara Merdeka

 

Mira Woldberg, ‎head of the South and Southeast Asia division at the Dutch Foreign Ministry, said the film reflected the close people-to-people contact between both countries.

The movie was filmed in several Dutch cities, such as Rotterdam, Wageningen, Amsterdam and The Hague. Indonesian Deputy Chief of Mission Ibnu Wahyutomo said the movie reflects the aspiration and lifestyle of Indonesian young people.

Indonesian government expected there would be more movies filmed in both countries to promote the cultural exchange.



Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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