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  • Family Victim (2010)
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    Video | 38 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Family Victim (2010)
Not Rated
Video | 38 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Family Victim is part of a series of ethnographic films on severe mental illness in Indonesia, based on material drawn from 12 years of person-centered research by director and anthropologist Robert Lemelson. The film focuses on Estu ...See moreFamily Victim is part of a series of ethnographic films on severe mental illness in Indonesia, based on material drawn from 12 years of person-centered research by director and anthropologist Robert Lemelson. The film focuses on Estu Wardhani, a young Javanese man from a highly respected family. Initially, Lemelson focuses on Estu's neuropsychiatric symptoms. Over time, interviews with Estu, his family, and traditional healers, who describe him as "different," "hardheaded," "lazy," "spoiled," "psychopathic," and controlled by a spirit, reveal a more complex dynamic as his erratic behavior worsens and his marriage deteriorates. Only after the illness and death of his father and the birth of his second daughter does Estu begin to "live properly." Family Victim addresses the universal issue of how families and communities interpret and attempt to control the behavior of troubled and troublesome members. Family Victim examines the bi-directional influences between an individual considered to have a disruptive or troublesome personality and his social world. Written by Elemental Productions See less
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Director
Robert Lemelson
Composer
Malcolm Cross
Cinematographer
Dag Yngvesson
Editor
Sandra Angeline
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Updated Feb 13, 2012

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Mahar Agusno
Self - Doctor Mahar Agusno Self - Doctor Mahar Agusno   See fewer
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Arjo
Self - Arjo, Traditional Healer Self - Arjo, Traditional Healer   See fewer
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Puji
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Ninik Supartini
Self - Ninik, Estu's Sister Self - Ninik, Estu's Sister   See fewer
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Anna Wardhani
Self - Anna, Estu's Wife Self - Anna, Estu's Wife   See fewer
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Estu Wardhani
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Family Victim (2010)
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