An Ever Shining Star

Countless national and international awards decorate her fabulous career. Today, she is the only star still shining after a 30-year career in the entertainment industry.

May 10, 2005

If the world map is embedded into the sky, Christine Hakim will surely be the one star that never fails to shine her light on Indonesia. Her meeting with director Teguh Karya in 1973 was the beginning of a very special era, not only to her youthful 16-year-old self, but for Indonesian film history as well.

Teguh Karya did more than just direct Cinta Pertamathe first movie in which Christine Hakim was paired with actor Slamet Rahardjo. In directing

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