The Song of Grassroots backdrop
The Song of Grassroots poster
Trailer
The Song of Grassroots
8.5
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1h 47m
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2020
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Released
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.

Cast
Fajar Merah poster
Fajar Merah
Self (Wiji Thukul's Son / Vocalist)
Gandhi Asta poster
Gandhi Asta
Self (Guitarist of Merah Bercerita)
Yanuar Arifin poster
Yanuar Arifin
Self (Bassist of Merah Bercerita)
Lintang Bumi poster
Lintang Bumi
Self (Drummer of Merah Bercerita)
Fitri Nganthi Wani poster
Fitri Nganthi Wani
Self (Wiji Thukul's Daughter)
Wahyu Susilo poster
Wahyu Susilo
Self (Wiji Thukul's Brother)
Todung Mulya Lubis poster
Todung Mulya Lubis
Self (Founder of Human Rights Study Center)
Kemis Harjosuwito poster
Kemis Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Father)
Sayem Harjosuwito poster
Sayem Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Mother)
Asmara Nababan poster
Asmara Nababan
Self (Jury of Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002)
Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon' poster
Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon'
Self (Wiji Thukul's Wife)
Maria Sumarsih poster
Maria Sumarsih
Self (Mother of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
Suciwati poster
Suciwati
Self (Human Rights Activist)
Paian Siahaan poster
Paian Siahaan
Self (Father of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
Ignatius Peis Angga poster
Ignatius Peis Angga
Self (Manager of Merah Bercerita)
Budi Pasadena poster
Budi Pasadena
Self (Recording Engineer)
Tommy Apriando poster
Tommy Apriando
Self (Merah Bercerita's Fans)
Najwa Shihab poster
Najwa Shihab
Self (Mata Najwa's Host)

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