The movie
Mama’ku – Van Jakarta tot de Molukken
Mama'ku is a documentary by Sven Peetoom about dancer Cheroney Pelupessy, who travels to Indonesia together with her mother for the very first time.
Length: 75 min
Country: NL
Language spoken: NL
Language subtitles:
Cast:
Director: Sven Peetoom
Release date: 2026-06-04
Description
Mama’ku: During a journey through Indonesia, dancer Cheroney Pelupessy and her quiet mother find a way to reconnect with the mother’s suppressed past, shaped by migration, domestic violence, and intergenerational trauma. The new documentary by Sven Peetoom (Tussen Wal en Schip – Geruisloos Indisch).
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