Of Love and Eggs
Rindu Kami Padamu

Directed by Garin Nugroho
Indonesia, 2004
Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitles
90 minutes
Color

Of Love and Eggs examines the complex social and intergenerational relationships in and around a Jakarta mosque and marketplace as the Lebaran holiday approaches. Interwoven stories about the lives of three children explore themes of loss, hope, and the universal yearning for love and belonging.  These themes are explored through the eyes and voices of the children and the images of a prayer rug, the mosque’s cupola, and eggs. 

Of Love and Eggs was featured at the 50th London Film festival and the 7th Festival of Asian Film, New Delhi.

Of Love and Eggs was selected by an advisory committee consisting of high school educators, a high school student, and representatives from UW-Madison's Language Institute and Arts Institute.

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About the Filmmaker

Garin Nugroho was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 1961, and studied filmmaking at the Institut Kesenian Jakarta. He has taught filmmaking at the Institut, made numerous documentaries and two short dramas, and also worked as a film critic for Indonesian newspapers before making his first feature film, Leaf on a Pillow (1999). His feature films include Birdman Tale (2002), And the Moon Dances (1995), and Tokyo (1998). Of Love and Eggs is his fifth feature film.

 --Global Film Initiative