Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!

Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!

Year: 2007

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: Indonesian

Director: Djenar Maesa Ayu

Drama

Adjeng lives alone in an apartment funded by her wealthy boyfriend. Though she writes children’s stories, she aspires to craft adult short fiction and is coached — and romantically involved — with Asmoro. Her mother constantly calls and drops by, prompting friends Venny and Andien to tease her about the mother’s overbearing presence.

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1

Adjeng's apartment life and ambitions

Adjeng lives alone in an apartment paid for by her rich businessman boyfriend. She writes children's stories and dreams of writing for adults, mentored by Asmoro, with whom she also has a sexual relationship. Her mother constantly calls and visits, managing many aspects of Adjeng's life.

Opening sequence Adjeng's apartment
2

Mother's controlling presence

Adjeng's mother routinely interferes, calling and visiting to control her daughter’s life. This overbearing presence irks Adjeng and becomes a running joke among her friends.

Early Adjeng's apartment
3

Night out with friends

Adjeng goes clubbing with Venny and Andien and lets loose. She drinks too much, vomits, and eventually passes out in a toilet. The incident triggers a flood of memories that precede and shape her writing.

Night Clubbing venue
4

Childhood memory surfaces

While lying afterward, she recalls a childhood memory of being forced to eat vegetables she had vomited. The memory underscores the trauma and the complex relationship she has with control and nourishment.

Flashback Childhood home
5

Exposure to mother's sex and trauma

Andien uses Adjeng's apartment for a one-night stand, and Adjeng glimpses her mother having sex with her lover, a man who molested Adjeng. The explicit act is not shown, but the memory floods back, linking past abuse to present vulnerability.

Night flashback Adjeng's apartment
6

Teenage life and the father

These fragments—especially her teenage memories at her father's home—are woven into Adjeng's short story Lintah, giving it a strong autobiographical vibe. They provide material and tension that drive her narrative voice.

Flashback Family home
7

Lintah published; editor's critique

Asmoro reads Lintah and says the story is unrealistic and needs a climactic focal point. Adjeng counters that reality itself can be unreal, and that not all victims of abuse go to the police.

Later Asmoro's place
8

Kompas publication and mother's fury

A few days later, Adjeng learns that Lintah has been published in Kompas. Her mother, aware of the autobiographical basis, becomes furious and blames Adjeng's father for abandoning the family.

Few days later Adjeng's apartment
9

Aftermath with friends

Upset, Adjeng leaves with Venny and Andien, but the friends begin arguing about motherhood. She then goes to a café to drink with Asmoro, who offers comfort.

Evening City street and café
10

Messages and quiet reflection

Back home, Adjeng checks her messages about the short story. Venny and Andien later reflect on the importance of children.

Next day Adjeng's apartment
11

Morning confrontation with the boyfriend

The next day, Asmoro spots Adjeng's boyfriend leaving her apartment, triggering a foul mood. He and Adjeng argue, and Asmoro almost smothers Adjeng with a pillow, declaring that their relationship is over.

Next day Adjeng's apartment
12

Final memory and return to writing

Adjeng recalls the mother's lover's rape and the mother murdering him. When the phone rings, she watches people from her past moving through a residential complex, smiles, and returns to writing.

Ending Residential complex / Adjeng's apartment

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