FAR FROM FAMILY

By Marion BLOEM

EYE FILMMUSEUM - as PROMO

Drama - Completed 2008

A young Indonesian woman, brought up in America, has a special reason to visit her dying grandmother in the Netherlands.

    • Year of production
    • 2008
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • NETHERLANDS
    • Languages
    • DUTCH, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Marion BLOEM
    • Writer(s)
    • Marion BLOEM
    • Producer(s)
    • Erik SCHUT (Rocketta Film)
    • Synopsis
    • When they hear news of her return, Barbie’s strict Indonesian family is reminded of the family secrets, taboos and intrigues of the past. Out of fear that a meeting with the granddaughter will prove fatal for the grandmother’s health, the family does everything in its power to prevent an encounter between the two relatives. Barbie though, has her own reasons to make sure that the meeting goes ahead.