Synopsis: Two drifters or musafirs, practicing the mystical branch of Islam called Kejawen, traverse Indonesia’s most bustling economic road in Java, covering thousands of kilometers. This road movie depicts their slow-paced survival amidst turbo-capitalistic Indonesia, showcasing an intriguing contrast in direction.
Submitter Statement: The two main charachters are the follower of the minority Kejawen Islam, ‘a mystical branch’ of Islam in Indonesia which defined more on the inner development, self experience, less dogmatic and more tolerant. I myself am from the Indonesian Chinese ethnic minority in Moslem-majority Indonesia. For me doing this film is a process of learning about Indonesia ancient tradition though unfortunately I also recognize that it perhaps would slowly disappear. While in fact it is not well represented by the mainstream media. Therefore I decided to give the face and the voice of this tradition by capturing their silence struggle to survive which is strongly depicted by their slow ‘contrary’ movement on the high speed road of modernity of Java’s nord coast.
Director: Andrianus Oetjoe
Writer: Andrianus Oetjoe
Producer: Andrianus Oetjoe
Country of Origin: Indonesia
Country of Filming: Indonesia
Language: Indonesian
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Runtime: 00:30:00
