They Call Me Babu

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They Call Me Babu (2019)

Directed by Sandra Beerends

Documentary · 1h 20m

In the 1940s, Alima decides to flee from an arranged marriage to work as a nanny for a Dutch family. Through all her new impressions and thoughts, she looks critically at colonial society and her own position.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Sandra Beerends
Screenplay
Sandra Beerends
Original Music Composer
Alex Simu
Editor
Ruben van der Hammen
Producer
Pieter van Huijstee

Details

Original title
Ze noemen me Baboe
Release date
2019-11-28
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
NL
Spoken languages
Indonesian, Dutch
Countries
Netherlands
Production
Pieter van Huystee Film & TV, EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid