The Song of Grassroots

Name: The Song of Grassroots
Director: Yuda Kurniawan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-01-16
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Fajar Merah, Gandhi Asta, Yanuar Arifin, Lintang Bumi, Fitri Nganthi Wani

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2020 · 107 min · Documentary · TMDB 8.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Yuda Kurniawan

Cast

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)