The Song of Grassroots(2020)
movie - first aired/released 2020-01-16 - 107 min - audience 8.5
Documentary
Directed by Yuda Kurniawan
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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Cast
- Fajar MerahSelf (Wiji Thukul's Son / Vocalist)
- Gandhi AstaSelf (Guitarist of Merah Bercerita)
- Yanuar ArifinSelf (Bassist of Merah Bercerita)
- Lintang BumiSelf (Drummer of Merah Bercerita)
- Fitri Nganthi WaniSelf (Wiji Thukul's Daughter)
- Wahyu SusiloSelf (Wiji Thukul's Brother)
- Todung Mulya LubisSelf (Founder of Human Rights Study Center)
- Kemis HarjosuwitoSelf (Wiji Thukul's Father)
- Sayem HarjosuwitoSelf (Wiji Thukul's Mother)
- Asmara NababanSelf (Jury of Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002)
- Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon'Self (Wiji Thukul's Wife)
- Maria SumarsihSelf (Mother of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
- SuciwatiSelf (Human Rights Activist)
- Paian SiahaanSelf (Father of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
- Ignatius Peis AnggaSelf (Manager of Merah Bercerita)
- Budi PasadenaSelf (Recording Engineer)
- Tommy ApriandoSelf (Merah Bercerita's Fans)
Najwa ShihabSelf (Mata Najwa's Host)
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