MOVIE
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.
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Creators
Yuda Kurniawan — Director
Top cast
FFajar MerahSelf (Wiji Thukul's Son / Vocalist)GGandhi AstaSelf (Guitarist of Merah Bercerita)YYanuar ArifinSelf (Bassist of Merah Bercerita)LLintang BumiSelf (Drummer of Merah Bercerita)FFitri Nganthi WaniSelf (Wiji Thukul's Daughter)WWahyu SusiloSelf (Wiji Thukul's Brother)TTodung Mulya LubisSelf (Founder of Human Rights Study Center)KKemis HarjosuwitoSelf (Wiji Thukul's Father)SSayem HarjosuwitoSelf (Wiji Thukul's Mother)AAsmara NababanSelf (Jury of Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002)
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