Laskar Pelangi (English: The Rainbow Troops) is a 2008 Indonesian drama film adapted from the popular eponymous novel by Andrea Hirata. The film follows a group of 10 students and their two inspirational teachers as they struggle with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village, located at Belitung. The film became a box office and critical success, becoming one of the highest grossing in Indonesian box office history and the recipient a number of local and international awards.