The Song of Grassroots
2020 · 107 min
Documentary
★ 8.5Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Yuda Kurniawan
- Writer Yuda Kurniawan
- Director of Photography Yuda Kurniawan
Cast
- F
Fajar Merah
Self (Wiji Thukul's Son / Vocalist)
- G
Gandhi Asta
Self (Guitarist of Merah Bercerita)
- Y
Yanuar Arifin
Self (Bassist of Merah Bercerita)
- L
Lintang Bumi
Self (Drummer of Merah Bercerita)
- F
Fitri Nganthi Wani
Self (Wiji Thukul's Daughter)
- W
Wahyu Susilo
Self (Wiji Thukul's Brother)
- T
Todung Mulya Lubis
Self (Founder of Human Rights Study Center)
- K
Kemis Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Father)
- S
Sayem Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Mother)
- A
Asmara Nababan
Self (Jury of Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002)
- S
Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon'
Self (Wiji Thukul's Wife)
- M
Maria Sumarsih
Self (Mother of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
Crew
- Director — Yuda Kurniawan
- Writer — Yuda Kurniawan
- Director of Photography — Yuda Kurniawan
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