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EXCLUSIVE: Filippo Meneghetti’s Golden Globe nominated Two Of Us goes out in the U.S. today via Magnolia Pictures. As a special treat for the virtual release, star Barbara Sukowa was interviewed by Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert in a discussion that will play after every screening. Check out an exclusive clip above.

Two men in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after their neighbors caught them having sex.

Uh, what year are we living in again? Because last time we checked it was 2021 — and somehow there are STILL people in this world being persecuted for their sexuality.

Two men who were accused of having sex by their neigbours in Aceh province in Indonesia were publicly flogged 77 times each as punishment by local Islamic religious police.

Starz is expanding its reach into the growing market of Indonesia with the launch of premium streaming service Lionsgate Play. The company has brought on a pair of executives to manage its new operations in the populous Southeast Asian country.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStarz is to expand its international reach with the launch of premium OTT platform Lionsgate Play in Indonesia. The move will mean Starz’ footprint expands to 55 countries and territories, and its addressable population expands by 260 million.Guntur Siboro has been hired as GM and Gene Tamesis as VP of business development and partnerships.

Will Thorne Staff WriterFor a brief moment in mid-June, the producers of “Leonardo,” the upcoming big-budget series with Aidan Turner (“Poldark”) as the famed inventor, considered shooting the U.K.

As the streaming wars heat up worldwide, Disney+ Hotstar has already staked out a sizable lead over Netflix in Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country. The streaming business is still at a very early stage of development in Indonesia's emerging market, with just 3 percent of the country's population of 270 million subscribing to SVOD services, according to a new report from leading regional consultancy Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Also Read: How 'Impetigore' Director Gave Back to Remote Indonesian Village Used for Filming (Video)“Extracurricular,” Croatia’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, is about a recently divorced father who is told he can’t see his 9-year-old daughter on her birthday, so he holds her classroom hostage with a gun… and a birthday cake.

Alessandra Ambrosio walks along the beach in a cute red two piece in Florianopolis, Brazil over the weekend.

Also Read: How 'Impetigore' Director Gave Back to Remote Indonesian Village Used for Filming (Video)What’s perhaps most fascinating about the film is that Richards, who dominates the film, had never acted before.“We visited a lot of schools and we were searching for a girl between 10 and 12 years old, and she had to resemble my sister when she was younger, a really tough girl and proud and loud and strong, and I was looking for a girl who had that,” Janga explained.

Filmmaker Joko Anwar stayed true to his vision for his Indonesian horror film “Impetigore” — so much so that when he found the perfect village to film in, the lack of infrastructure — yes, even a running toilet — didn’t stop them. Instead, they just built what they needed, and left it for the villagers to enjoy.“We spent three months looking for a village that can resemble the village in the script,” Anwar told TheWrap during the screening of his film for TheWrap’s Screening Series.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFalcon Entertainment, one of Indonesia’s leading film and entertainment groups, has licensed some 300 movies from French sources, and is now launching them on its video-on-demand service Klik Film.The collection ranges from classics to current year contenders.