Sokola Rimba is a 2013 biographical drama directed by Riri Riza that captures the real-life struggle of anthropologist Butet Manurung
The story follows Butet Manurung (played by Prisia Nasution) as she works for a conservation NGO in the Bukit Duabelas jungle of Jambi, Sumatra.
, an idealistic anthropologist who dedicates her life to teaching literacy to the indigenous Orang Rimba
Sokola Rimba succeeds as a humane, emotionally compelling dramatization of a real educator’s encounters with an indigenous community; it productively raises ethical questions about literacy and development while occasionally simplifying deeper structural causes and privileging the outsider’s viewpoint.