![]() ![]() ![]() In this Riri Riza’s film, Soe Hok Gie, however, cinematic technique, narrative and dialogue all contribute to an eroticising of samesex relationships that is particularly perceptible in cultures that previously regarded physical and emotional interactions between persons of the same-sex as unremarkable. Physical contact and even intimacy between persons of the same-sex, in both public and private spaces, was common practice in Indonesian cultures, and did not carry any suggestion of homoerotic desire. ![]() At the same time Indonesian queer communities strive to read the discourse of homosexuality in different way. One of the considerable phenomena is the personal experience and social commitment to support sexual minorities such as gay and lesbian issues. The emergence of young generation filmmakers who are more confident in depicting gender and sexual issues after the Soeharto era (1998), significantly changes the construction of sexual diversity in 2003-2006 Indonesian films. ![]()
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