Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! (released internationally as They Say I'm a Monkey!) is a 2008 Indonesian film directed by Djenar Maesa Ayu. Starring Titi Rajo Bintang, Henidar Amroe, and Ray Sahetapi, it tells the life story of Adjeng, who was sexually abused as a child by her mother's boyfriend. Filmed over 18 days after several years of development, the film adapted two of Ayu's short stories from her debut anthology of the same name. Owing to its low budget of Rp 620 million, its cast and crew were mostly amateurs and students, although several established actors appeared at reduced rates. Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! has been described as "anti-Sjuman" because of the disparity between Ayu's more personal directing style and the social realism of her father, Sjumandjaja. Although commercially unsuccessful, the film was well received by critics. It won five national-level awards and was screened at several international film festivals. Two Indonesian publications, Tempo and The Jakarta Post, selected it as among the best films of 2008.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mereka_Bilang,_Saya_Monyet!
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1749:
The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, was published. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlingske
1848:
Joseph Jenkins Roberts began his term as the first President of Liberia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jenkins_Roberts
1911:
A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroyed the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_Kebin_earthquake
1946:
Canadian-American jockey George Woolf, who rode Seabiscuit to a famous victory over War Admiral in 1938, was fatally injured when he fell from his horse during a race. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Woolf
1996:
The Motorola StarTAC, the first clamshell mobile phone, was released and went on to become one of the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer adoption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_StarTAC
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
crafternoon: 1. An afternoon spent crafting. 2. An afternoon gathering dedicated to crafts, or other hobby activities. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crafternoon
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. --The Fellowship of the Ring https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring