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The Song of Grassroots

8.5/10

Release: 16/01/2020

Duration: 1h 47m

The Song of Grassroots

Fajar Merah (21 years old) is the son of Wiji Thukul – a poets and human rights activist who was ‘made to disappeared’ in 1998 by The Soeharto Regime. Together with ‘Merah Bercerita’, a band established at 2010, and supported by his family, he tries to bring back his father’s poems to life, covers them with music notations and creates a music album. In a dynamic background of 2014 Presidential Election, 16 years after the 1998 tragedy, Fajar and family develops a new hope on one candidate; Joko Widodo, to solve some Human Rights Violation cases, to find Wiji Thukul and other victims.

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Writers

Production

Rekam Docs

Super 8mm Studio

Katahati

Cast

Fajar Merah

Fajar Merah

Self (Wiji Thukul..

Gandhi Asta

Gandhi Asta

Self (Guitarist o..

Yanuar Arifin

Yanuar Arifin

Self (Bassist of ..

Lintang Bumi

Lintang Bumi

Self (Drummer of ..

Fitri Nganthi Wani

Fitri Nganthi W..

Self (Wiji Thukul..

Wahyu Susilo

Wahyu Susilo

Self (Wiji Thukul..

Todung Mulya Lubis

Todung Mulya Lu..

Self (Founder of ..

Kemis Harjosuwito

Kemis Harjosuwi..

Self (Wiji Thukul..

Sayem Harjosuwito

Sayem Harjosuwi..

Self (Wiji Thukul..

Asmara Nababan

Asmara Nababan

Self (Jury of Yap..

Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon'

Siti Dyah Sujir..

Self (Wiji Thukul..

Maria Sumarsih

Maria Sumarsih

Self (Mother of a..

Suciwati

Suciwati

Self (Human Right..

Paian Siahaan

Paian Siahaan

Self (Father of a..

Ignatius Peis Angga

Ignatius Peis A..

Self (Manager of ..

Budi Pasadena

Budi Pasadena

Self (Recording E..

Tommy Apriando

Tommy Apriando

Self (Merah Berce..

Najwa Shihab

Najwa Shihab

Self (Mata Najwa'..

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