Eye of the Day
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Eye of the Day is a Dutch/Indonesian documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...

 from 2001 directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich
Leonard Retel Helmrich
Leonard Retel Helmrich is a Dutch cinematographer and film director of Indo descent. He was born the 16th of August 1959 in Tilburg, Netherlands and has lived in Amsterdam since 1982...

. The documentary released on 1 March 2001.

The documentary is the start of a trilogy and follows the family Sjamsuddin, existing of three generations in the slums of Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. The Dutch name is Stand van de Zon.

Awards

  • Audience Award Visions du Réel Nyon 2002
  • Award Prix SRG SSR Idée Suisse 2002
  • Dutch Academy Award Golden Image (Gouden Beeld) Best Documentary 2003

External links

  • http://www.a-film.nl/bioscoop/De-Stand-Van-De-Zon
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