![]() The Act of Killing is a more suitable comparison for Jalanan, as both are documentaries. The franchise's Welsh director Gareth Evans explores life on the streets of Jakarta more deeply in his first Indonesian martial arts film, Merantau(2009), though still as a background for fiction. The Raid films are of course works of fiction, using Indonesia only as a setting for wild action scenes that make spectacular use of local martial arts grouped under the name pencak silat. ![]() Of the three Indonesia-based films making waves internationally this year-the other two being The Raid 2 and The Act of Killing - Jalanan is the most accurate reflection of contemporary Indonesian politics and society. Next Thursday will mark the film's first cinema screening in Indonesia after it won Best Documentary at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea last year. ![]() Jakarta cinemas next weekend will be screening Jalanan (or Streetside see trailer above), a documentary that follows three singer-songwriter buskers on their daily travels through the capital. Those wanting to see Jakarta's Blok M shopping and nightlife district on the big screen don't have to sit through the gut-splattering gore of The Raid 2: Berandal. ![]()
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