The second adaptation of the Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk trilogy, Sang Penari required two years of research to better present the historical context, including the 30 September Movement and ensuing anti-communist actions these details, censored in the original trilogy by the New Order government, were more explicit than in the novels.Īlthough the film was set and shot in Purwokerto, Central Java, neither of the leads was ethnic Javanese.