It was the most-viewed Indonesian film of the year, seen by more than 750,000 people.
It was seen in theatres by over 1 million people - the only Indonesian film of 2010 to do so.
It was the only Indonesian film of 2010 to sell over a million tickets.
The number of Indonesian films shown at the festival had grown from four in 1999 to around 100 by 2009.
At the time, it was the most expensive Indonesian film ever made and twice the cost of a regular production.
The movie is the first Indonesian film to be banned there.
Djenar also acts, and has appeared in a number of Indonesian films.
At the time few theatre actors worked in Indonesian film.
Between 2000 and 2005, the number of Indonesian films released each year has steadily increased.
It received an award for being the most lucrative Indonesian film of the 1977-1978 season the following year, being seen by 212,551 people.