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May

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.

2008 |1h 50m |  Drama

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Cast

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Jenny Zhang

May

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Yama Carlos

Antares

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Tutie Kirana

Ibu May

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Lukman Sardi

Gandang

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Jajang C. Noer

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Niniek L. Karim

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Ria Irawan

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Tio Pakusadewo

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Verdi Solaiman

Tony

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Status

Released

Language

Indonesian

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