In Effort for Love, Ru is about to go home to get married, but just found out she has a cervical tumor. The treatment requires internal examination that can damage her virginity. Riantini is a divorcee who fell in love with a fellow migrant worker in Hong Kong. In the midst of guilt and happiness, will both women be able to decide what is important in life and love?
AT STAKE/PERTARUHAN was officially selected for the Berlin International Film Festival at the Panorama Section in 2009. It was the first Indonesian documentary ever to be selected at the Berlinale. It was also screened at the Jakarta International Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the Freedom Film Festival in Malaysia.
A roadshow of
AT STAKE/PERTARUHAN was organised in cities such as Bogor, Cirebon, Yogyakarta, Malang, Batam, Lampung, Bengkulu, Bali, Pontianak, Jambi, Aceh, and Makassar. "At Stake" was also the opening film during 2009's Freedom Film Fest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If you are a film community or organization who wants to conduct a screening this movie, please contact
Sandy Monteiro.
The Filmmaker: Ani Ema Susanti
Before obtaining her degree in psychology, Ani worked in Hong Kong as migrant worker for two years to save money for her college education. She’s familiar with women migrant worker’s issues and finds that documentary film is the best medium to express herself. Her first short documentary ‘Hong Kong Helper Goes to Campus’ was chosen as a finalist in a local documentary competition in 2007.
