Antares and May, a couple from different ethnic groups, are separated during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. While Antares is busy as a filmmaker documenting the historic moment, May is kidnapped and raped. May is also separated from her mother, who takes refuge in a hotel. In despair, May’s mother exchanges her house deeds for an airplane ticket to Malaysia with a lowly laundryman, Gandang. Ten years after, Antares finds May in Malaysia. She now has a child from a foreign reporter who saved her on that unfortunate day. The reunion reveals the tragic past of May and her mother.
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Jenny Zhang
May
Known for
Sri Asih
Yama Carlos
Antares
Also in
The Train of Death
Rencana Besar
Tutie Kirana
Ibu May
Also in
Cigarette Girl
About a Woman
Lukman Sardi
Gandang
Known for
Borderless Fog
Gundala
Jajang C. Noer
Known for
Grave Torture
Niniek L. Karim
Known for
Grave Torture
Ria Irawan
Also in
The Stringless Violin
Joni's Promise
Tio Pakusadewo
Known for
The Raid 2
Java Heat
Verdi Solaiman
Tony
Known for
The Raid
Message Man
André Peter Emric
Raymond
No other roles listed
Viva Westi Director · Dirmawan Hatta Writer
First release June 5, 2008 · Produced in Indonesia
Production
Flix Pictures
Production
Indonesia
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Original language
Indonesian
Spoken on screen
Indonesian
Release dates
Indonesia · June 5, 2008
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No release date listed for United States.
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