The Song of Grassroots

Movie
Audience Score
85
The Song of Grassroots
NR 1 hr 47 minDocumentary
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 fathers 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
DirectorYuda Kurniawan
WriterYuda Kurniawan

Movie Details

Original Language:Indonesian
Executive Producers:Yuda Kurniawan, Sadzali Noor Ma'ruf
Production Companies:Rekam Docs Super 8mm Studio Katahati