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May (2008)
Directed by Viva Westi
Overview
Antares and May, a couple from different ethnic groups, are separated during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. While Antares is busy as a filmmaker documenting the historic moment, May is kidnapped and raped. May is also separated from her mother, who takes refuge in a hotel. In despair, May’s mother exchanges her house deeds for an airplane ticket to Malaysia with a lowly laundryman, Gandang. Ten years after, Antares finds May in Malaysia. She now has a child from a foreign reporter who saved her on that unfortunate day. The reunion reveals the tragic past of May and her mother.
Length 110 minutes
Actors
Jenny Zhang | Yama Carlos | Tutie Kirana | Lukman Sardi | Jajang C. Noer | Niniek L. Karim | Ria Irawan | Tio Pakusadewo | Verdi Solaiman | André Peter Emric