🎬 Documentary

The Song of Grassroots

⭐ 8.5/10 2020 1h 47m Dir. Yuda Kurniawan

About this movie

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.

Quick facts

Year
2020
Runtime
1h 47m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.5/10
Votes
1
Genre
Documentary
Director
Yuda Kurniawan
Language
ID

Cast

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Fajar Merah
Self (Wiji Thukul's So
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Gandhi Asta
Self (Guitarist of Mer
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Yanuar Arifin
Self (Bassist of Merah
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Lintang Bumi
Self (Drummer of Merah
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Fitri Nganthi Wani
Self (Wiji Thukul's Da
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Wahyu Susilo
Self (Wiji Thukul's Br
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Todung Mulya Lubis
Self (Founder of Human
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Kemis Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Fa
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The Song of Grassroots has a runtime of 1h 47m (1 hour and 47 minutes).
The Song of Grassroots was directed by Yuda Kurniawan and released in 2020.
The Song of Grassroots is a Documentary film (2020).
The cast of The Song of Grassroots includes Fajar Merah, Gandhi Asta, Yanuar Arifin, Lintang Bumi, Fitri Nganthi Wani.
The Song of Grassroots has a TMDB rating of 8.5/10 based on 1 votes.

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