Yes, she actually thinks it's a bizarre idea herself, making a western in Indonesia. But that is precisely what intrigued Jakarta-born and raised filmmaker Mouly Surya. Her first two films were about women in the big city, a life she knows well. Marlina's story is completely different. Marlina is a widow on the poverty-stricken and patriarchal island of Sumba who is visited by a gang of robbers.
Anyone who sees Marlina the Murderer now immediately understands that those western elements fit perfectly. To t...
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