The film's title, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, was initially written in English before being given the Indonesian title, Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak-a direct translation from the English. But although Marlina is an Indonesian-language film, even an Indonesian teacher may have trouble understanding its dialogue, as most of it is spoken in the Sumba dialect. Fluent speakers of Indonesian unfamiliar with the dialect, however, may bene