Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! (2007)
December 28, 2007Release Date
Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! (2007)
December 28, 2007Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
![Titi Rajo Bintang](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/169941-titi-rajo-bintang.webp)
Titi Rajo Bintang
Adjeng / Music Director
![Henidar Amroe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76040-henidar-amroe.webp)
Henidar Amroe
Ibu
![Ray Sahetapy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37127-ray-sahetapy.webp)
Ray Sahetapy
Asmoro
![Bucek Depp](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/113560-bucek.webp)
Bucek Depp
Pacar Ibu
![Jajang C. Noer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/78260-jajang-c-noer.webp)
Jajang C. Noer
Bi Inah
![August Melasz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76045-august-melasz.webp)
August Melasz
Ayah
![Ayu Dewi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/169369-ayu-dewi.webp)
Ayu Dewi
Venny
![Arswendo Atmowiloto](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Arswendo Atmowiloto
Redaktur
Details.
Release DateDecember 28, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Filming LocationsIndonesia
Genres
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Wiki.
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.