Jakarta, Indonesia: Unexpected Blockbuster Shown in Outdoor Cinemas in Jakarta, Indonesia

Laskar Pelangi ("Rainbow Warriors"), a film about poor Indonesian children striving for an education, became an unexpected blockbuster after its September 2008 release -- nearly 2 million Indonesians saw it in its first weeks. Based on a best-selling novel by Andrea Hirata about his childhood on Belitung island, the film starred local children.

Director Nia Dinata announced plans to take the film on tour to rural and underserved areas via makeshift outdoor cinemas on soccer fields -- bringing it to communities where some villages still had no electricity, let alone a cinema.