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May (2008)
Directed by Viva Westi
Drama · 1h 50m
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.
Cast
Jenny Zhang
Yama Carlos
Tutie Kirana
Lukman Sardi
Jajang C. Noer
Niniek L. Karim
Ria Irawan
Tio Pakusadewo
Verdi Solaiman
Crew
- Director
- Viva Westi
- Writer
- Dirmawan Hatta
- Producer
- Lukas E Kariko, Heru Winanto
Details
- Release date
- 2008-06-05
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- ID
- Spoken languages
- Indonesian
- Countries
- Indonesia
- Production
- Flix Pictures