Reza Rahadian Turns His Grandmother’s Decades in Exile Into Busan Asian Project Market Drama ‘Casparina’
A journalist stripped of her Indonesian citizenship in 1965 comes home decades later to children who grew up without her in “Casparina,” the second feature…
According to Variety, a journalist stripped of her Indonesian citizenship in 1965 comes home decades later to children who grew up without her in “Casparina,” the second feature from actor-director Reza Rahadian, inspired by the life of his grandmother Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej.
The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film.
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