Di Timur Matahari

Di Timur Matahari (2012)

Mazmur and his friends live in Papua. Everyday they go to school, but there's no teacher to teach them. They then learn by learning from the locals around them; Father Samuel, Om Ucok, Om Jollex, etc. Things change for Mazmur and his friends after the murder of Mazmur's father, which he had seen with his own eyes.

Date of release
2012-06-14
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ari Sihasale

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Di Timur Matahari is a 2012 Indonesian film directed by Ari "Ale" Sihasale and starring Laura Basuki and Lukman Sardi. Shot in Tioh, Lanny Jaya, Papua, over a period of one month, it follows young Papuan children as they struggle to learn despite an ongoing tribal war.

Production

Di Timur Matahari was directed by Ari "Ale" Sihasale. He worked with his wife, Nia Zulkarnaen. Their production company, Alenia pictures, which had already made five feature films, produced Di Timur Matahari. The film was their second with scenes in Papua; their first production, the Academy Award-submitted Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan (Denia Singing on the Clouds; 2006) also had scenes filmed in Papua.

The concept for Di Timur Matahari arose from widespread unrest in July and August 2011. Ale, who was born in Papua, was disheartened that the media focused exclusively on violence and did not show aspects of day-to-day life. Ale later stated that he intended the film to help viewers better understand Papua and peace, and, at a press conference, said that the education problem was now national.

Shooting began in late February 2012 in Tioh, Lanny Jaya, Papua. The regency had been recently established, which led to difficulties in production. Shooting took over a month, and as the mountainous regency was very isolated, the 50 cast and crew members underwent hardship caused by the lack of facilities.

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