Position Among the Stars

Position among the Stars
File:Position Among the Stars FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed by	Leonard Retel Helmrich
Produced by	Scarabeefilms
Written by	Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich Leonard Retel Helmrich
Cinematography	Leonard Retel Helmrich
Edited by	Jasper Naaijkens
Distributed by	Cinema Delicatessen
Release dates	17 November 2010 (2010-11-17)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Indonesian

Position Among the Stars (Dutch: Stand van de Sterren) is a 2010 documentary directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. It was released on 17 November 2010 as the opening film of the IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam).

The documentary is the continuation of Eye of the Day and Shape of the Moon and follows again the Sjamsuddin family, consisting of three generations, living in the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Writers

• Leonard Retel Helmrich
• Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich

Plot

Bakti quarrels with his wife. He uses holy water for his fighting fish, she takes revenge by cooking them.

He is upset after his mother has taught his little nephew a Christian prayer, since the boy is raised as a Muslim.

Bakti's stepdaughter passes her final examination. With a mortgage on the home they finance her university study.

Awards

• VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary - Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
• IDFA Award for Best Dutch Documentary - Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
• Big Stamp for Best Documentary in the International Competition - ZagrebDox

External links

• Official website (Dutch)
• Position Among the Stars at IMDb