A Boarding School

Shalahuddin Siregar
2022-11-17

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105 min

"Pesantren" offers rare access inside an Islamic boarding school, and an insight into a traditional educational system that fosters good character-building based on a peaceful religious teaching that has been practiced in Indonesia for centuries. Raising their students to respect and to have compassion towards others despite their differences, these schools are Indonesia's last defense in the face of today's rising extremism.