May

    May
    2008

    Synopsis

    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.

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      Cast

      • Jenny ZhangMay
      • Yama CarlosAntares
      • Tutie KiranaIbu May
      • Lukman SardiGandang
      • Jajang C. Noer
      • Niniek L. Karim
      • Ria Irawan
      • Tio Pakusadewo
      • Verdi SolaimanTony
      • André Peter EmricRaymond

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