Description |
1 online resource (23 minutes) |
Summary |
A man is considered to be a real man if he has a "house, a wife, a horse, a dagger and a bird," Javanese proverb. Tracking, catching and training exotic birds from deep in the Indonesian jungle is lucrative business for young Indonesian entrepreneurs. That is, if the birds' new owners can make a good showing at local bird singing competitions and successfully sell them to the highest bidder. Birds are treated like royalty. They are their owners' ticket to a better life. Agok is new to the business. He follows the lead of his mentor Edi navigating the tricky process of procuring and training the right bird for this competitive and unusual sport. But training birds is not easy and takes considerable time. Edi takes Agok under his wing to enable him a better chance at fulfilling his dream |
Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed May 27, 2021) |
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In Indonesian with English subtitles |
Subject |
Bird trapping -- Indonesia
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Captive wild birds -- Behavior.
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Birds -- Training.
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Entrepreneurship.
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entrepreneurs.
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Bird trapping.
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Birds -- Training.
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Captive wild birds -- Behavior.
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Economic history.
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Entrepreneurship.
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SUBJECT |
Indonesia -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065739
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Subject |
Indonesia.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Pratama, Wisnu Surya, director
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Olsen, Mark, producer
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Calpakdjian, Nick, producer
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Two Islands Digital, publisher
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