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Shape of the Moon is a film of genre Documentary directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich

Shape of the Moon (2005)

Shape of the Moon
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Shape of the Moon (Dutch: Stand van de maan) is a Dutch/Indonesian documentary film from 2004 directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The documentary released on 24 November 2004 as opening film of IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam).

The documentary is the continuation of Eye of the Day and follows again the family Sjamsuddin, consisting of three generations living in the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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