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State of the Stars opens IDFA documentary festival

Leonard Retel Helmrich's Dutch documentary Stand of the Stars will open the 23rd edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on 17 November, it was announced yesterday. The film has also entered the competition for best feature-length documentary.
State of the Stars is the third part of a triptych in which Retel Helmrich follows the fortunes of an ordinary Indonesian family against the backdrop of the country's turbulent political developments.
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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

Leonard Retel Helmrich's Dutch documentary Stand of the Stars will open the 23rd edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on 17 November, it was announced yesterday. The film has also entered the competition for best feature-length documentary.
State of the Stars is the third part of a triptych in which Retel Helmrich follows the fortunes of an ordinary Indonesian family against the backdrop of the country's turbulent political developments.
Leo...

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