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Mouly Surya on Indonesian Period Thriller About Dutch Colonization ‘This City Is a Battlefield’ Closing Rotterdam: ‘It’s a Shared History’
Lauded Indonesian director Mouly Surya on how Netflix's 'Trigger Warning' influenced period thriller 'This City Is a Battlefield.'
Speaking with Variety ahead of the festival gala, Surya says she doesn’t think “kids learn about Indonesia at schools in the Netherlands” but she’s been surprised at the conversations she’s had since arriving in Rotterdam. Before making “This City Is a Battlefield,” Surya had her first experience working within the U.S. film industry with Netflix’s Jessica Alba-starring thriller “Trigger Warning.” The director says having a female Indonesian filmmaker at the helm of a major U.S. blockbuster was “unheard of” and she now sees her time within the studio system as a “second postgraduate degree.” The Netherlands, through IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund, is one of the co-production countries involved in “This City Is a Battlefield.” This builds on the festival’s ongoing commitment to fostering Indonesian talent.
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