May

May (2008)

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.

Date of release
2008-06-05
TMDB
2.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Viva Westi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

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