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Chasing the Sun (2004)
Directed by Rudy Soedjarwo
Overview
Mengejar Matahari is a coming of age tale of four childhood friends in a Jakarta ghetto whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood. They share a nightly ritual, “chasing the sun” (mengejar matahari), where they race through the ghetto, symbolically chasing their future. Their friendship becomes strained when Ardi and Damar fall in love with Apin’s niece, Rara, just as a neighborhood bully is released from jail and seeks revenge. The film is both about the strength of friendship and a metaphor for the durability of the Indonesian archipelago.
Length 86 minutes
Actors
Winky Wiryawan | Fedrian Nuril | Fauzi Baadila | Udjo Project Pop | Agni Pratistha | Ade Habibie | Nungky Kusumastuti | Arief Rivan | Ayu Dyah Pasha | Agung Prabowo | Irshadi Bagas | Rio Bhaskara | Rafi Nabil | Tri Budi S. | Arie M Wiraswan | Teuku Rifnu Wikana | Bagus Sigit | Aswin Fabanyo | Wina Julfiana | Chairul Siregar