Yuni Review: One Girl’s Struggle for Independence in a Traditional Indonesian Society

Southeast Asian cinema remains one of the most under-appreciated regions when looking at global cinema, but as more films begin to gain traction on the international film festival circuits, perhaps winds of change are coming. One of the more recent films titled Yuni, hailing from Indonesia, has made its mark. Director Kamila Andini, in her third feature film as a director, along with co-writer Prima Rusdi, joined their producer (Andini’s husband) in laying the foundations down for Yuni’s story in 2017. Four years later, in 2021, the movie made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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