The Song of Grassroots (2020)
Nyanyian Akar Rumput
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.
- Date of release
- 2020-01-16
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Yuda Kurniawan
Casting
- Fajar Merah — Self (Wiji Thukul's Son / Vocalist)
- Gandhi Asta — Self (Guitarist of Merah Bercerita)
- Yanuar Arifin — Self (Bassist of Merah Bercerita)
- Lintang Bumi — Self (Drummer of Merah Bercerita)
- Fitri Nganthi Wani — Self (Wiji Thukul's Daughter)
- Wahyu Susilo — Self (Wiji Thukul's Brother)
- Todung Mulya Lubis — Self (Founder of Human Rights Study Center)
- Kemis Harjosuwito — Self (Wiji Thukul's Father)
- Sayem Harjosuwito — Self (Wiji Thukul's Mother)
- Asmara Nababan — Self (Jury of Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002)
- Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon' — Self (Wiji Thukul's Wife)
- Maria Sumarsih — Self (Mother of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
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