Little Obama (2010)

Interesting facts

• Based on: Obama Anak Menteng
• Filmed in: Indonesia

Little Obama is a 2010 biopic drama film written and directed by Indonesian author Damien Dematra in collaboration with John de Rantau. The film is based on Dematra's novel by the same name. Both the book and the film are a fictionalized account of the childhood of Barack "Barry" Obama, the 44th President of the United States, who lived in Indonesia from 1967 to 1971.

Production

Originally planned for 2011, principle filming began the week of May 10, 2010 in the west Java city of Bandung, in Cimahi, West Java, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of Jakarta. The Bandung location was chosen due to its resemblance to the upscale Menteng neighborhood where Obama had grown up in the 1970s. The film's script was written in three to four weeks and underwent four revisions before it was finalized.

Director Dematra is quoted as stating that the film is "60 percent fact and 40 percent fiction". "This is not so much a movie about Barack Obama, but rather about a 10-year-old African-American kid who landed in Indonesia for the first time, and who was going to be confronted with racism, difference and pluralism.

The 100-minute bilingual film was scheduled for release in 60 main theaters nationwide. Multivision Plus Pictures, one of Indonesia's largest film companies, is the production company and distributor. They may seek international release depending on demand, and negotiations are underway for a screening in the United States.

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