In this blog post, we will analyze the structure and core message of Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary ‘The Look of Silence’ and examine its significance. Structural Analysis The documentary ‘The Look of Silence’ unfolds as “Adi,” an optician, personally tracks down the perpetrators who murdered his older brother “Ramli” after 50 years to ask them about the massacre...
Why did Indonesian women come to accept polygamy?
This blog post briefly examines why Indonesian women accept polygamy and the meaning behind that choice, using the film Berbagi Suami as a lens. The film ‘Berbagi Suami’ is an omnibus film that depicts polygamy, permitted in Islam, through the stories of three characters. The film’s title means ‘Sharing a Husband’. In the film, Salma, a doctor; Siti, from a rural background; and...