A movie on US President Barack Obama's childhood days, namely, 'Obama Anak Menteng' or 'Obama the Menteng Kid' is all set to make its debut in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, June 30.

 

Barack Obama lived with his mother and Indonesian stepfather in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1967 to 1971.
 
The movie has been co-directed by Damien Dematra and he has showed the US President in a light that Americans might find strange.

 
“Viewers, especially Westerners, will see a different world. They'll see Obama eating chicken satay, not hamburgers. They'll see his neighbours and friends wearing chequered sarongs and Muslim caps," the director said.
 
There is also a scene in between showing Obama, who is a Christian, praying like a Muslim who was dropped as it was deemed "too political", Dematra said.
 
“He was just imitating other kids when they were praying but it didn't mean he wanted to be a Muslim. That scene wasn't even shot because I didn't want people to take it out of context and use it against him," he said.
 
Based on his interviews with Obama's surviving neighbours and friends in the Indonesian capital, Dematra claims the film is "60 percent fact and 40 percent fiction".
 
Midwife Fitriah Sari, who was in the audience at the film's debut, said Obama was portrayed favorably.
 
“He showed that sometimes saying sorry is actually more effective than using the fist in solving conflict,” Sari said.