The Backdoors of Jakarta

Jakarta and Its Social Issues in Post-reform Indonesian Cinema

How Eliana, Eliana and Rindu Kami pada-Mu), as case studies of post-Reform Indonesian films, represent social issues in Jakarta in a (neo)-realistic way? This thesis focuses on the representation of social issues in the city of Jakarta, such as gender issues, poverty and the problems of urban life, as well as the physical landscape and mental landscape of Jakarta, and the connection between representation theory and realism approach in filmmaking.

How Eliana, Eliana and Rindu Kami pada-Mu), as case studies of post-Reform Indonesian films, represent social issues in Jakarta in a (neo)-realistic way?