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The Song of Grassroots (2020)
Directed by Yuda Kurniawan
Documentary · 1h 47m
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.
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
- Editor
- Yuda Kurniawan
- Producer
- Yuda Kurniawan
Details
- Original title
- Nyanyian Akar Rumput
- Release date
- 2020-01-16
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ID
- Spoken languages
- Indonesian
- Countries
- Indonesia
- Production
- Rekam Docs, Super 8mm Studio, Katahati