Ca-bau-kan

This movie must had been good, or better if it has a better director (who understands old Javanese language's dialect and can choose which scene is which), much much better actors (once again who are at least convincing as chinese-Javanese-Indonesian who lived on those period), a better script writer.

the ones who doesn't understand Javanese language might think it's okay, but all the dialect and wording are mostly wrong and too modern (they should have better reaserach on it). the main actor even can't give a real impression as a Chinese who also speaks 30's Javanese language.

I've read the novel and it's much much better than the movie, even I can say that the movie can't capture the novel at all.

the only things that help is the costume and the cinematography.

so if they say it should be on the Oscar's line, well they are mistaken. this is not that good, even some of us can't bare when watch it on TV, but I do praise the spirit of making it.