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Bau Kan |
| A
Courtesan |
| Nia
diNata |
| Ca
Bau Kan relates the saga of Giok Lan, an Indonesian woman living
in the Netherlands, who returns to Indonesia in search of her
roots. Her mother, Tinung, a village woman, was known as ‘Ca
Bau Kan’ – a word used to describe a courtesan who
entertained Chinese men in colonial Indonesia. Giok Lan’s
father, Tan Peng Liang, was an immigrant Chinese merchant who
had a very successful tobacco business in Batavia. This film
is set between 1930 and 1950. It unfolds the story of Giok Lan
and her parents: Tinung and Tan Peng Liang. Owing to the difference
in social and cultural background, the love of these last two
characters has to face a series of difficulties.
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Screenplay
Nia diNata, Puguh P.S. Admaja
Photography (colour)/ German G. Mintapradja
Editing/ Sastha Sunu
Music/ Andi Rianto, Sekar Ayu Asmara
Art Direction/ Iri Supit
Year of Production 2002
Running Time 120’ |
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| Nia diNata
attained a degree in Mass Communication in Boston. She studied
filmmaking at Tisch School of Art in New York. She produced
and directed various commercials and Tv programmes. Her début
film Ca-bau-kan earned her the Best New Promising Director Award
at the 47th Film Festival in Seoul.
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