born july indonesian human rights activist theatrical producer actress film director writer born politically active christian family north sumatra initially studied architecture seeing play dropped joined troupe years later marrying converting islam founded troupe adaptations foreign dramas increasingly concerned marriage unhappy local theatre scene years later left troupe began work television returned abusive husband murder labour activist led politically active wrote original song underground obsessed case followed politically charged works banned restricted government increasingly disillusioned acts new order government legislative elections troupe led pro democracy protests march arrested jailed seventy days spreading hatred attending anti revolutionary political gathering release continued participate pro democracy movements actions led fleeing indonesia hearing rumours arrested dissent returned indonesia continued write politically charged head years later approached asked write drama raise awareness child trafficking southeast_asia resulting work served foundation feature film debut dan president film submitted academy awards best foreign language film nominated following year released novel flame love background early career born july north regency north sumatra fifth children born minister defence rebel government women rights activist prominent christian community siblings members indonesian art community teenager moved study finishing high school studies biography classmate recalled confident noted enjoyed writing poetry reading loud voice students engaging activities studying architecture time saw performance chant troupe led convinced drop university join troupe founded performed adaptations foreign works william_shakespeare romeo juliet hamlet played titular role interested islam teenage years converted marrying arab indonesian children actress later star mother film suffering domestic violence home discouraged market left theatre entered film industry divorce took years required records broken ribs satisfy religious courts returned theatre performance shakespeare began working director television serial house mother broadcast state owned television station year adapted tragedy french writer setting political theater original song underground performed despite sponsor abandoning project near showing date based murder labour rights leader explored issues political repression murder sparked period political activity according inside indonesia obsessed case including seeing face writing later reported way murder conducted raped mutilated discarded forest deep contempt men especially powerful men feel women dare speak performed politically themed dramas including male dominance violence women party funeral dictator case closed contaminated dna evidence released monologue describes murder play banned cities elections troupe performed coffin labeled democracy action arrested held hours march arrested gathering held meeting gathered persons sang national anthem indonesia country security forces government banned political meetings people earlier month arrested brought charges including charged spreading hatred attending anti revolutionary political gathering pre trial motion complaining irregularities arrest including lack warrant dismissed court judge case commented singing indonesia proof political crime sentenced days prison equal time served released day release president resigned bringing end work release continued active pro democracy groups wrote play king end political situation indonesia increasingly unstable rumoured wanted stirring dissent fled europe singapore december tokyo based female human rights special award returned indonesia debuted entitled wound park fall dealing indonesian military operations play later performed cities december scheduled broadcast commemoration human rights day pulled minute intervention military troupe long darkness dealt children victims anti communist selected head position held years selection approached asked survey child trafficking southeast_asia promote awareness problem discovering extent problem wrote prostitute president spending months interviewing prostitutes borneo preparation play shown different cities received warmly organised seventh women playwright international conference began working film adaptation entitled dan sang president film production took years lack funding total budget billion released april film received domestically internationally submitted academy awards best foreign language film nominated july production nominated independent presidential candidate elections attempted raise funding selling stocks campaign indonesia established especially campaign according technique meant people wealthy run president ballot ruled independent candidates allowed run released written work fiction december commemoration human rights day entitled flame love novel love christian woman muslim man set amidst conflict causes conflict including poverty armed forces june upset time magazine article criticized music video nazi overtones indonesian rock singer support presidential candidate running mate article headlined indonesian nazi video written reporter accused having embarrassed indonesia making false report survey cnn mentioned chinese ethnicity address posted photo child said actions went bullying asked remove photo face legal action subsequently deleted photo
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