BANDUNG, 01 September 2004 - Police in the West Java capital of Bandung are searching for the makers and stars of a pornographic film called ‘Bulan Madu’ (Honeymoon) that was apparently filmed in a hotel in the city. The film, shot with a camcorder and now being sold for up to Rp75,000 a copy on video compact disc (VCD) format, runs for 45 minutes and 7 seconds. Also being sold under the title ‘Bandung Lautan Asmara II’ (Bandung Love Ocean II), the film shows a young man and young woman having sex in various positions in a room - reportedly at the Greenhill Hotel.
Unlike other local porn movies filmed in hotels, the action is confined solely to the bed. Other films of same genre show couples cavorting on beds, sofas and chairs, as well as in bathtubs, showers, swimming pools and on toilets. Police have been repeatedly scrutinizing the latest movie in an effort to ascertain when it was filmed and to identify and track down the stars. Bandung Police criminal investigation bureau chief Asep Syahrudin said Tuesday (31/8/04) officers had so far managed to discover the identity of the woman in the film, as her name is mentioned during one scene.
He further said woman has the same name as the owner of a green Suzuki Baleno sedan, the license plate of which appears briefly in another scene in the film. But he said it was unclear whether the woman in the film is the owner of the car, as the vehicle has changed hands several times. Central Bandung Police chief Masguntur Laope emphasized that no suspects have been arrested yet. "Several people have already been checked and questioned, but we do not have any suspects yet,” he was quoted as saying by detikcom online news portal.
He said police had impounded the car that appeared in the film. “The car has been found and is now being temporarily kept at Central Bandung Police headquarters. We are now investigating whether the present owner had owned or used the car at the time the film was made,” he said. "In my opinion it won’t be kept for long. We only want to investigate the ownership of the car – who it has been owned by and what their connection is with the production of the film. In my opinion it will be returned to the owner soon,” he added.
Laope said police suspect the film might have been made two years ago, although some local media reports have said one version of the VCD has an onscreen caption shows that it was filmed on August 17, 2004. "If it really was a long time ago, the investigation of this case will be difficult. But we are continuing based on available clues and information,” he said. Syahrudin said police suspect the film was made before 2002, because the hotel changed ownership that year and underwent extensive renovations. He said the room and the front of the hotel, as they appear in the film, were apparently recorded before the renovations.
Laope was unwilling to say whether police would release sketches or photos of the two stars in an effort to find them. "It will be seen later whether this becomes urgent. Let’s hope it won’t be a problem later, because we are now gaining a better understanding of the motive – whether the scenes were filmed by a husband and wife who recorded their activity privately, or whether it was released by another party and circulated in the market for profit. We must be careful.” Reports say the young porn stars are unlikely to be husband and wife, as in one scene the woman asks for a payment of Rp1 million.
Criminal code
Pornography is illegal in Indonesia but pirated pornographic films – usually Western titles – are widely available due to police corruption and poor law enforcement. Parliament has for months been sitting on an anti-pornography bill, which carries harsh penalties for the production and distribution of pornographic materials . The stars, makers and distributors of the recently released Bandung porn film could be charged under Articles 282 and 55 of the Criminal Code, which pertain to indecency and carry a maximum sentence of one 18 months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rp4,500.
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