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[children chattering faintly]
[headmaster, over bullhorn] Go on. Lower it, lower it.
Yes, the pulley. The pulley.
The one on the right. The rope.
[man] The rope is jammed, sir!
[headmaster] Hey, it can be done. Lower it.
Lower it. Be careful, it's expensive.
Hey, the handle isn't balanced!
[girl 1] Be careful, sir.
WEST JAVA SCIENCE COMPETITION CHAMPION ON TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL
-[Juned, over bullhorn] Hey, hey, careful! -[girl 2] Jati's here.
-[girl 3] Yay, Jati. -[girl 2] Wow, Jati.
[girl 1] He's a science champion. He's so good.
-[girl 3] What's that? -[Juned] Hey, just leave it to me, sir.
[feedback squeals]
-[Juned] Can you hear me? -[boy] Yes, I heard you.
[Juned] Okay, great. Listen to me, okay?
Shift it a little to the left. No, to your right. Okay.
That's it. Yeah, a little more.
Keep going.
-Okay, okay. Hold. -[headmaster] Enough. Okay.
-Enough. -[Juned] Now that's great. Don't move.
[girl] Sir, Jati's here.
-[feedback squeals] -[Juned] Hey, Jati!
Congratulations! You were great!
[boy 1] The champion of West Java.
[all murmuring]
[feedback squeals]
[headmaster] I'd like to take this moment to congratulate the cabaret team.
They recently won first prize in the Bandung cabaret competition.
[cheers and applause]
And now, the pride of our school.
Jati Ilhami.
[applause]
Come on up, Jati.
Up you come, Jati.
He's made history by being the first student
of SMP Bandung Raya
to qualify for a competition in science held across the nation.
-[applause] -Jati, you are a champion.
All right, Jati,
say a few words.
[chuckles] Come on.
Jati's amazing!
-[girl] Huh? What's up with you? -Hey!
[breathing shakily]
-[headmaster] Just say something. -[Juned] Don't be shy.
[feedback squeaks]
[girl] Come on, hurry up. We have a test.
Calm down now.
Don't put down the trophy, Jati.
Oh, dear.
[sniffling]
[Jaya] Jati.
Focus, Jati. I'm proud of you.
No one has achieved more than you.
Hey Jat.
What's the problem?
[Jaya] Your future now lies at the national level.
You can shine the brightest.
All you need now is…
All you need to know is you can do it, Jati.
[headmaster] What is it? Jati.
-[Juned] Jat. -[girl] Why is he running away?
[all jeering and moaning]
1ST PLACE
[breathing heavily]
LITERACY ROOM
-Jat. -[breathing heavily]
Uh, what's the matter?
Huh?
It's okay. It's okay.
In Allah's name. Deep breaths.
Just breathe, okay?
[wheezing breaths]
[Jaya] Jati.
What's the problem?
Didn't you just win a competition?
You should be happy. You only panic when you lose.
[car door opening]
So what's this panic all about, hmm?
I just panicked.
There's no temperature.
Oh, maybe it's because you're not praying regularly.
-I often see you around dawn… -When have I ever missed a prayer?
You often miss the dawn prayer,
which is why when you wake, pray first, then food and shower.
-Okay. -It's the way to do it.
Now I am tired.
I see you're very tired.
How many times have I told you, you look exhausted?
And wear a jacket.
You're a champion, and no one knows you better than me.
[cell phone ringing]
Ah. Just a second.
Hello, madam.
Ah, yes. I'll be there. Okay.
I'll meet you at City Hall. Yes.
Okay, I'll be there very soon.
[gentle music playing]
[birds tweeting]
Jati! Hey!
Let's go!
-[woman laughing] -[Jaya] Sorry to have kept you waiting.
-[woman] That's all right. -[Jaya] Please, let me help you.
-[woman] No, it's fine. It's quite heavy. -[Jaya] Please, let me take it.
[woman] Thank you so much.
[Jaya] In fact, it's our hotel's philosophy.
Guests aren't kings, they're family.
That's our belief.
[woman] Thank you so much, sir.
[Jaya] So, I decided to resign from my office job in Jakarta.
Then we all moved back to Bandung as a family.
Ma'am, I believe life has felt more harmonious since then.
Oh my goodness, you're making me feel like a terrible parent.
[Jaya, laughing] Maybe I feel this way
because I grew up without a father.
And as a result, I want my son, Jati,
to have his father with him all the time.
[woman] As Allah wills it.
I want my child to be a success, you see.
Because when you're a successful person,
you're also likely to be happy.
[man and woman laugh]
-[man] I'm grateful. -[woman] You're right.
[Asih] Thank you very much. We'll have everything sorted in a moment.
-Thank you. -Thank you very much.
[Jaya] Mr. Uyan. I'm sorry.
[woman] Listen when I tell you something.
-[Asih] What took you so long to get home? -I was being efficient.
-[Asih] Welcome, ma'am. -Uh, please, ma'am, come in.
Right this way.
[Asih] Sir.
How are you feeling?
-Mom, I feel fine. -Dizzy? In pain?
-Are you nauseous? -No!
Do you want something to eat?
["Am I Robot?" by Goodnight Electric playing]
ME BEFORE ME
♪ Every day I swore to you ♪
♪ To make it happen ♪
♪ It is true ♪
♪ To be the light ♪
♪ To see the love ♪
♪ It's more than just like we both do ♪
[whistle blowing]
Everyone! Let's go!
[bicycle bell dinging]
[boy] Come on, come on.
[Juned] Come on, pick up the pace! Keep going!
♪ And so I did ♪
♪ And till I fall ♪
♪ You said that ♪
♪ You are a robot ♪
♪ Not a human ♪
[starter pistol fires]
-[spectators cheer] -[Juned] Come on, Jati!
You can do it! Go, Jat!
[cheering and applause]
♪ Am I robot? ♪
Come on! Go!
[cheers and applause]
[Juned] Come on, Jati!
Yes, keep going!
[Jati laughing]
[Juned] Hey!
-Whoo! -Great, Jati!
Well done!
-Where did I finish? -Sixth. Good job.
[gasps]
-Well done, Jat. -Where's my father?
-I'll just go find him, sir. -Oh, sure, sure, sure.
-Thanks. -[Juned] Hey!
Good boys.
[spectators applauding]
[cheering intensifies]
[excited shouting]
[somber music playing]
[cheering fades]
[somber music continues]
[Jaya sighs]
Jati.
Honestly…
Losing earlier, were you actually pleased?
Or were you just pretending for your teacher?
Hmm?
[clock ticking]
Jat.
Come here.
Sit over there.
Come on, sit there.
Jat.
You know what?
When I sit in that chair, do you know what I see every day?
Hmm?
There, look. Hey.
Look at this.
These are all the trophies that you've won.
And look, all these photos of you as a winner.
This is what I look at.
I know it was hard for you to achieve all that.
It's really hard. Sure.
And these are the things that encourage me to work hard.
I do it for you, Jat.
This room might look small, Jat,
but it's all right.
I don't mind being in this small room.
But it's not for you. No way.
I want you to have much broader horizons.
In the future, you should have every opportunity available to you.
This was just a running race. You're going on as if it matters.
That's right, Jat. You ran a running race.
Just a race.
But you need to focus on something more important.
I've-- I've been working towards the competition.
Competition!
This is much more than a competition.
This is a national competition across all Indonesia.
Tell me, Indonesia has how many provinces?
We had 27 in my day. What is it now? 30? 33?
Is that right?
Well?
There's 38.
That many, huh?
Which means you'd be competing against 37 other people.
All super bright.
And all studying madly right now.
If you want to win this thing,
that means you need to study 37 times harder than before.
You need to focus solely on this.
And I'll always be here for you.
When you win this thing, I'll be here for you.
Why am I like this? Because I love you.
-Okay? -[crying softly]
Jat.
[sighs] Please forgive me, Almighty Allah.
You're a boy.
Why are you so soft? Stop crying, Jat.
[somber music playing]
CLASS 9A
[girl] You show him how to do it, sir.
-Okay, on the count of three. -[girl] Let's go!
-Three, two, one. -[girl] …two, one.
[laughing]
[class groaning and jeering]
-None of that. That's enough. -[students giggling]
I'm the professional here. You've all got a long way to go.
Jati.
Jati!
Come on.
Come on, it's okay.
-Give him some encouragement. -[all clapping]
Go ahead.
[girl 1] You've got this, Jati.
[girl 2] Come on, you can do it.
[boy] He can't do it. He's not gonna make it.
[all laughing]
[Juned] Hey, Jati, are you okay?
-[laughing continues] -All right, that'll do, kids. Enough.
Come on, stop it. Don't laugh at your friend, okay?
What are you laughing at?
Huh?
[Juned] Jati.
May Allah forgive you, Jati!
Calm down. Calm down, Jati.
-[girl] Jati, don't! -[Dewa] You want to fight?
-Do you want to fight? -[Juned] Hey!
Seek forgiveness--
-[groaning] -Sir?
[students] Sir? Sir?
What are you doing? Think you're some kind of hero?
-[boy 1] Dewa. -[boy 2] Dewa. Stop it, Dewa.
-[students] -Sir! Sir? -[boy 3] What's going on, Jati?
[Jaya] I can't see that my son did anything wrong.
It's clear from that story that my son was provoked.
[Juned] Sir, I'm very sorry.
Sir, I was only laughing.
Yeah, you are laughing at Jati.
[Juned] Yeah, but not in a negative way.
We were laughing with him, sir.
[scoffs]
What is this? How many kinds of laughter are there?
Come on, sir, laughter is laughter.
[headmaster] Calm down, please.
Mr. Jaya, Jati is only suspended.
-[Juned] Right. -[headmaster] Not expelled.
Jati can't be perfect all the time.
This is normal behavior.
In fact, it's a valuable lesson for Jati. Right, Jati?
Hmm?
Sir, may I?
My son's achieved many things while he's been here.
He's brought the school great honor through his achievements.
-[Juned] Yes. -[headmaster] True.
But he did attack his classmate.
Did you start it? Why? You need to talk to me. Hey.
[headmaster] Once again, if I could ask you…
Sweetheart. Honey.
Sir, if you please stay seated.
-Please, sit down. -[Asih] Let's talk this through calmly.
-[Juned] Give me one moment. -Honey.
[Jaya] Come on. Let's get out of here.
Ridiculous.
Sir, ma'am, I'm truly sorry.
-We'll be in touch. -No problem at all.
Uh, ma'am, I'm sorry.
Ma'am, can we speak for a moment?
Tomorrow, maybe?
[rain pattering]
["Berdansalah, Karir Ini Tak Ada Artinya" by Hindia playing]
[man] Go!
[woman] Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
["Berdansalah, Karir Ini Tak Ada Artinya" by Hindia continues]
[man] Go!
Go!
-[song ends] -[all cheer]
[Asih] Tunas Merdeka wants to take Jati, honey.
Don't you want Jati to go to school?
[Jaya] Yes, honey, but I…
Of course, if Jati has to go to school, yes.
But please, the school needn't be as weird as that one.
[Jati sighs]
You know that Merdeka School doesn't believe in report card grades.
Jati will be going into high school soon. High schools look at report card grades.
If there are no grades, what will they evaluate?
How big his feet are?
It's absurd.
I want what's best for Jati too. That's why I'm like this.
We need this school to be completely right.
Honey, going to school isn't Jati's whole life.
There are lots of high schools out there.
All you see are the numbers. What about Jati's happiness?
[wistful music playing]
[students shouting indistinctly]
Welcome, ma'am, finally.
Jati, yeah? Come right this way.
-Let's take a tour. -Come on, Jati.
[teacher] This is Tunas Merdeka School.
-Good morning, Mr. Panji. -[Panji] Morning, ma'am.
[teacher] Come this way, ma'am. Over here.
[Asih] They don't wear uniforms here?
[teacher] It's free dress…
[teacher continues, indistinct]
[students chatter indistinctly]
[heartfelt music playing]
[woman] Hi, everyone.
[heartfelt music continues]
[teacher] This is Hatta's classroom.
All right, here it is.
-Come on, Jati. -Oh, it's beautiful.
[teacher] Good morning.
[boy] Morning, ma'am.
-[teacher] How are you? Are you good? -[girl] I'm fine, ma'am.
[teacher] Great. Go on, please.
[gentle music playing]
[man, over bullhorn] Echo.
Echo, I found the loudspeaker.
Echo! Excuse me.
-Mr. Juned. -Jati!
Sir, I want to apologize for what I did yesterday.
-I wasn't supposed to-- -Peace be upon you, Jati.
[sighs] Peace be upon you.
I'm Mr. Zainuddin.
Hello.
Mr. Juned is my twin brother.
-Okay. -[Zainuddin] That's right.
But, sir, how is Mr. Juned feeling?
Thanks to Allah, he's very healthy.
Everything is perfect.
Tell him I apologize, please.
-I didn't mean it to happen. -Of course.
Mr. Juned told me.
You're forgiven. It wasn't your fault. Yeah.
[chuckles]
Yeah.
If you enroll here,
I'll run your homeroom.
Grade 9. Okay?
Echo, over here. Echo.
TJ and Suar, come here.
-Yes, sir. -Okay.
These would be your potential grade 9 classmates.
I'm in grade 7, sir.
Oh, Suar, of course.
- I forgot. I'm sorry. -[chuckles] It's fine.
-Echo. -Echo.
-Shake hands. -Jati. That's right.
-Suar. -Yes, Suar.
-Sir, I'd like to continue tidying up. -Yes, go ahead.
-I will as well. -Where should we start?
-[TJ] I'll show you. -[Asa] It'll be okay.
Sir? Sir, sir. Echo, this is urgent.
-[Echo] What's wrong? -Yuna can't talk.
-[Echo] What? -Settle down.
Her makeup's not done yet. Asa, hold on.
We don't even know if we'll be shooting, darling.
What do you mean we're not sure we're shooting?
-[Asa] Can you hear her? -[Zainuddin] Jati, sorry.
Just wait over here a minute, okay?
-Calm down, will you? -I'll be back in just a moment.
-Yes, ma'am. -[Echo] How can any of us be calm now?
[TJ] Come on, you must have another plan, right?
So, what now?
[inhaling deeply]
Go on.
[exhales softly]
[upbeat music playing]
Dali.
Stop it! You promised.
I don't ever want to be on camera!
-It's an emergency, Dali. Let's improv. -[sobbing]
[Dali] I don't want to! Where's my drink?
Where's my drink? Where is it?
Careful, it's hot, it's hot. Here, Yuna, drink this.
Come on, come on, come on, try it.
Drink up.
-Drink it first. -Is it too hot?
Then, speak. Drink, then speak. Drink, then speak.
Drink, then speak. Now go ahead.
-[Yuna squeaking] -[Dali] This isn't working!
Oh, Allah. Are you Jati?
That Jati?
Which Jati?
Hey, guys, it's Jati!
Huh? Who's Jati?
Jati, you know?
Come on, how can you not know?
-Which Jati? -Jati! Jati! Jati! Jati!
Which Jati?!
[Dali] Calm down, will you?
Just a second.
[TJ] Yes, what?
-Back up, back up. -[Suar] What?
Back. Just back up, back up, back up.
-How can you not know who he is? -[Dali] I have no idea.
He won that competition. Don't you know?
I don't care about competitions.
His billboard is everywhere.
-He's like an influencer. -A what?
Is he also an ex-child star?
Oh, stop it. Come back here.
Stay, Echo. Maybe Ibnu would be a good replacement for Yuna.
-Agreed. -No, I don't agree.
-Why not? -That's nonsense.
-How can you have a caveman who's an Arab? -We'll make one!
-You can't do that. -We'll make one.
-You can't do that. -Okay, okay, okay!
-That's stupid. -Okay, enough, enough, enough.
- Everyone relax. -[Suar] Yes.
I'm the producer, so I make the final call.
Okay?
[Suar] Okay.
You're the new student, is that right?
He'll do.
You want it?
-[Echo] Do you want to help? -The banana?
[Dali, whispering] I think he might be a bit slow.
[Suar] He'll be fine.
[Echo] And… action!
[whimsical percussive music playing]
[gibbering]
Ugh! Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut!
End slate, end slate.
End slate. Other way.
Like this?
[Echo] For an end slate, you do this. It's upside down.
-Ugh! -[Suar] I need to go in there.
-[guard] No, it's noisy enough already. -Hey, TJ!
Come here!
[Ibnu] Scene two, shot one, take one.
What is it?
Feel the part. Explore your apeness.
[imitating monkey hooting]
-More feeling. -[Ibnu] Are we doing it again?
-Well, yeah. Do you need to ask? -[Jati] What does he want us to do?
-Echo! -[Jati] It was good the last time.
The guard said that Suar and Dali have to wait outside.
We were far too noisy.
All right.
Then be quiet.
Though express yourself more.
Second take.
Rolling. And… action!
♪ Sorry we can do this So sorry we can't do that ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ Who made these rules And these policies? ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪Are they so good, are they so great? ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ Thank you ♪
♪ Thank you for making this life Feel so grounded ♪
♪ Ah, ah ♪
[boy] Not like that!
[shrieking]
[imitating monkey gibbering]
[all imitating monkeys]
♪ We do such thing ♪
♪ 'Cause they tell us to ♪
♪ We can do something ♪
♪ But they tell us not to ♪
♪ We can do something But they'll say it's nothing ♪
♪ Oh well, what would we do? ♪
♪ We can do something But they'll say it's nothing ♪
♪ Oh well, what would we do? ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
Jat, Jat, Jat, Jat, Jat! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
What are you doing making all this noise in the middle of the night?
-I thought you'd fallen. What's going on? -Did you choke?
I'm an ape. Or maybe I'm a monkey.
Either. Either-or.
An ape or a monkey?
You know, I need to be an ape. For a school project.
Your school is asking you to be a monkey?
-[Jati] An ape. -What kind of school asks that?
It's a project. Just keep working and don't stay up late.
A project? What subject asks that you turn yourself into a monkey?
History. That's not math.
Math is about calculations.
What subject is this…
[wistful music playing]
[imitating monkey gibbering]
-[rhythmic clapping] -[partygoers singing in foreign language]
[all] Roar!
[headmaster] Thanks for helping at my granddaughter's birthday, Jati.
[children chanting] Blow! Blow!
[all cheer]
Your father's told me that you're not entirely comfortable
at your new junior high.
Maybe it's because it's a new school with a free-spirited philosophy.
So the approach is… Well, it's different, I'd say that much.
Mm-hmm. Then that'll do.
Okay. For the sake of your future, let's forget the past.
Oh, thank you so much, sir. We're very grateful.
What's important is that you win the national competition.
Amen. Amen to that.
You can rest assured that Jati hasn't stopped studying for it.
He's been working so hard,
and I have no doubt in the world that he could still win this.
Jati, I'll see you back at school, yeah?
I'll take care of everything.
Oh, thank you so much, sir. That means a lot.
-So, go and play, yeah? -Go and play.
Play with Jati. Okay, happy birthday, yeah?
Can I get you something to drink?
-A pick-me-up would be nice. -Yes.
Would you like coffee? I might join you.
-[balloon pops] -[guests gasp and murmur]
Transferring? No way!
I'm happy at Tunas Merdeka Junior High, Dad.
Happiness is not the reason for living.
A happy youth doesn't guarantee a successful old age.
You're like this now because your youth was fun.
-[Asih] Jati! -[Jaya] What's that?
Honey, what do you really want for Jati?
For him to go to school or compete?
-Well, both those. -Why both?
When Jati wins the competition, he can get into any good high school.
[Asih] Yes, I know, but--
[Jaya] Honey, networking starts in high school.
[Asih] But the problem is, honey, that Jati can't do both.
-Just one, honey. -[Jati] Dad, I… I promise.
Wherever you want me to go to senior high, I'll go there.
But let me stay at this junior high for now.
I like it.
[sighs]
The rules are…
[sighs and groans]
…I am going to give you until the end of semester, but that's all.
-Honey… -Oh! Seriously!
Hey, you eat before you go.
That's enough, okay?
There you are.
That free-spirited school won't be enough for his intelligence.
-Hey! -Damar Jati Ilhami!
You ask forgiveness from Allah!
[Jaya] You hear that? That behavior?
Where's he been learning that lately?
And…
[Zainuddin] The museum shoot yesterday.
That's Echo's project, and Asa is helping.
LAST PROJECT: "FOOTSTEPS OF OUR WORLD"
You need to choose which one to join, Jati.
In your opinion, which one should I join?
So, I'm going to build miniature graveyards in this yard.
There'll be one for people who died in the '98 riots,
one for those who died in the '65 killings.
The Aceh insurgency, all the mysterious shootings.
There's so much unresolved.
[laughs] Why is your project so serious?
Well, I want to be like Munir.
Huh?
Munir, the activist. You know him, right?
-I know. -Right.
But the version of him that doesn't get killed.
[chuckles]
That's why you have to be serious about your project.
You got kicked out from your old school, right?
So did I.
Because I wasn't getting moved up.
I have trouble reading.
But it's not because I'm stupid.
I have dyslexia.
At my old school, if you couldn't read, out.
Do you want to join me?
I believe that everyone can draw.
Especially if it's everyday things.
Come on, do a self-portrait.
Here you are.
Now, draw.
That's great.
Maybe you'd be better working on other people's projects, okay?
Go on.
Thank you, Jati.
[Asa groaning]
-[Asa panting] -[Echo] Cut, Asa.
Asa, do you know how to act?
You should be moving around more, left, right, hold on to something.
You looked like you were holding in a poop.
It should be more like this.
Do it like…
Then cry out.
[gasps]
"It hurts! It hurts! Help, help!"
Then left, right. "Hold on! Oh, it still hurts!"
But this is during the war.
Doesn't matter. Babies were born the same.
I'm using creative license, Echo.
-You're not here to be the director. -You wanted me to assist, Asa.
I'm helping you. We're helping each other.
This is how I help, Asa.
-You can't take feedback, can you? -[Echo] Me?
I can't take feedback? You're the one who can't take feedback.
Hey, Asa, I'm the one with the film career.
I've been in movies. I'm the actor.
I won Best Child Actor one year.
Echoviano Pranata Lorenzo. Look it up.
-It's on the internet. -But this is my grandmother.
Sorry, Grandma, the film may be bad anyway.
Yeah? You're such a great director? Here you go.
Huh?
I'm not helping Asa.
Here you go.
You help her.
-[Asa] Echo! -[Echo] Asa!
-Echo! -[door opens and closes]
[thunder rumbling]
[groaning]
[gasping and panting]
Is that ten seconds?
-Yeah. -[Asa sighs]
[Asa] Okay.
Is that it then?
[Asa] Yeah, that's it.
-I'll cut it. -[camera beeps]
Your great-grandmother was born in a warehouse?
[Asa] Mm.
I don't know for sure.
Somewhere dark, anyway.
It was wartime.
Ah. So it's not historically accurate.
[Asa chuckles]
It's easy to bend history in Indonesia, Jat.
Our families are terrible at documenting things.
That's why I want to cross-check by interviewing.
Here.
These cards are called family gems.
They're conversation starters.
For the presentation,
we'll record our family's answers.
And then we compare the results with each other.
Makes it meaningful.
[chuckles]
Comparing complicates things.
A story should be enough.
We need to be critical about the stories too, Jat.
Memories are never objective.
And history's not always the truth.
So how do we know what's true?
We're gonna ask each member of the family
to answer every question on the card.
Your family, right?
Yeah, of course. Who else's family?
[rain pattering]
Asa.
Can I do your project with you?
Yeah, okay.
But work hard.
Promise?
Promise.
["Jadi Wanita" by NonaRia playing]
-Peace be upon you. -[Jati] Peace be upon you.
[Asa's mother] And peace be upon you.
Hey, why are you all soaking wet?
[Asa] It just started raining.
I'll get ready upstairs.
Jati, Asa told me you have asthma, right?
Oh, no, Auntie.
Uh, that's my mom who has it.
But actually, only recently, I've been feeling short of breath.
[chuckles]
Oh, interesting. Do you have an inhaler?
[Jati] No.
[Asa's mother] You should always carry an inhaler everywhere,
in case you have a sudden attack.
-It's dangerous. -[laughs]
Yes, Auntie.
Luckily, I don't have it, Jati.
Although my dad has asthma.
[Jati] Mm.
Darling, are you still going to your dad's place tomorrow?
-Mm. -Don't forget your dad's biscuit order.
-Remember. Jati, can you remind her? -Okay.
-[Asa] Okay. -You don't want your dad upset.
[camera whirring]
There.
-[Asa] You should shuffle them, Mom. -You could edit that for me, couldn't you?
[laughing]
I'll read it. Okay.
"In what way did having a child change who you are?"
I think that's a funny sort of question to ask, and pretty complicated.
Oh, I'm sorry. Uh…
Um, was it after you had a child
that you started wearing hijab?
-Oh. No. -Hey…
And let me tell you, Jati.
Asa, as we get older,
the end feels nearer.
The heart wants to feel tranquil.
Hmm.
When I was younger,
I just took life as it came.
Whatever life had to offer, I accepted it.
Sure. I'll take it.
Well, it turns out that life is a journey of discovery.
But really, at the end of the day,
what I believe is
that change comes from within.
That's the truth, I think.
There you go.
What was it like when I was born? Can you talk a little about how that felt?
How can I put it?
[Asa's father] It definitely changed things.
There was more to do.
Before that, I didn't tend to worry about all that much.
But then when you came along…
You see,
I became
more responsible.
[sniffles and cries]
Here you are.
Thank you, Jati.
[sniffling]
So then I…
Back then, I was laid off.
You see, in America in 2008,
there was a crash.
And the company I worked for was badly affected.
[sniffling]
But they say there's always a way.
There's always a way.
Back then, I…
I never thought I'd have a café that was this big.
-Peace be upon you. -Ah, peace be upon you.
[woman] Hey, what's wrong?
It's this project of Asa's.
-Why are you crying? -I don't know, it's complicated.
Poor thing.
Hey there, Asa.
Hey.
Um, here.
-Oh. -Some clothes for you and your mom.
Thank you, Auntie… Uh, Mom.
[Asa's father] Uh, let me introduce you. This is Asa's friend.
-[camera beeps] -Hey.
[chuckles nervously]
-Hello, uh, Auntie. -Dian.
I'm Jati.
-[Dian] Are you done? -Yes, it's all done now.
[Asa's father] Oh, okay.
Asa, your parents…
Yeah. They're divorced.
For three years now.
Oh, sorry.
Next month they'll be married.
That's why our assignment has to be good.
Oh. Will you show the video at the wedding?
-Uh, no. -[both laugh]
It's for a portfolio for a scholarship.
My dad and Dian are gonna start IVF to have a child.
But my mom says it's really expensive.
So it would help if I got a scholarship.
It would take the pressure off.
What time should I come to your house tomorrow?
Huh?
Why is that?
-[Asa] To film your parents, dummy. -You Jati?
Isn't your family enough, Asa?
Two project members means two families.
Then we compare results between us.
For reflection.
Reflection.
Uh…
[Asa] Our grades are based on the individual reflections, Jati.
You know, Asa,
my parents are complicated.
Are they the only relatives that you have?
Here. Don't forget to record it.
All right. Let's go, sir. I'll make a head start.
[upbeat music playing]
[lights click]
[sighs]
I'm pretty sure I don't keep many family photos here.
[Jati] Hmm.
[Asih] And the albums got flood damaged in Jakarta.
Jati, help me. This is heavy.
Oh, yeah.
[Asih] Oh my goodness.
[sighs]
Why is everything stored in here?
Well, where else will I put it?
Hang it on the hotel wall?
Well, no.
Hold on. How many photos are you supposed to have?
As many as possible.
Mm.
[chuckles]
What's this, Mom?
[Asih] Hmm?
[gentle music playing]
Where are the rest of them?
This must be all we have.
There's nothing else here. This is it.
-Mom. -Hmm?
Is this me?
-Where? -Here.
Forgive us, Allah. Jati, these are your dad's belongings.
-I thought that was you. -Stop that!
-I'm looking. Give me a moment. -No, that's enough!
[gasps]
Who's this, Mom?
Dad's sibling.
[Asih] Yes. That's enough, Jati.
[Jati] And who's this?
[Asih] That's Uncle Yayan, your dad's cousin.
Oh, Allah, forgive us. Okay, that's enough.
-He died before I was born or… -Put it down!
No, he's still living, if God wills.
Huh? What did you say that for? What's this about?
That's enough. You're overdoing it with the questions.
-You need to stop digging-- -Mom!
You sent me to a good school so I'd think critically.
Give me a moment.
All right, what is it you want to ask?
Who's this person?
That's Uncle Yayan, your dad's cousin.
The last time we heard from him,
he was working at a haunted house on Braga.
We haven't heard anything or met up with the man for a long time,
since he had a fight with Dad.
-All right, that's enough now! -They had a fight?
Focus on my side of the family. This is getting messy.
I can't do that, Mom. I have a mom and a dad.
I already promised my project group.
Oh Jati, come on!
You transferred schools so you wouldn't get stressed.
Now I'm the one who's stressed out.
Pull it back. Enough, okay? That's it.
You need to find another solution with your friend, the girl.
-What's her name again? -Asa.
Right, Asa.
Find a way to do the assignment without stressing me out.
Go away! Go away!
Ugh!
Raking over everything.
[man] Peace be upon you, Ustadz.
[all] May the blessings of Allah be upon you.
I have a question to ask concerning my son.
He's now almost 16 years old, but lately he's been causing trouble.
He used to be obedient and always performed well academically.
Yet now he rebels, and lately he was expelled.
[all] I seek forgiveness from Allah.
He's become difficult, even unruly.
Is this what they mean when they say a child is a trial?
Send him away to boarding school.
[chuckles]
What do you say, Ustadz?
[Ustadz] Yes, let me ask you this.
As long as we are raising a human person,
it is certain that humans will commit errors.
If the parents cannot educate and guide their child,
then the child very well might become the enemy of their parents.
We need to understand there are two functions of a child
mentioned in the Quran.
The first… Yes?
A child is a source of comfort for the soul.
The second, the child is an adornment of the world.
[all] What God has willed.
[Ustadz chuckles]
[Ustadz] The second… The second one will definitely
make us happy, right?
[all] That's true.
And, as so the destiny of our children,
is that they should not be a trial,
an enemy or a tribulation.
Anyone can be a source of problems.
But one can also be a source of happiness.
[Jati] What were you like as a child, Dad?
Ah.
What were my grandparents like?
Was it different then?
Were you more of a blessing or a trial?
That's a long story.
[sighs] Well, we're still a long way from home, Dad.
It won't be enough. The story's really long.
Here.
Take this. Take it.
What…?
Here we are.
-What's this? -Okay.
-Perfect timing, Dad. -What is…?
I'll film you telling your story.
What about?
Well, your early life.
It's a school assignment, and we film it.
Huh?
-Dad? -Hmm?
I told you I'm filming it.
-What am I supposed to say? -It's for a school project, Dad. Come on.
Please just tell your story. About… What about…?
About your brother. The one that Mom said…
He passed away.
Huh?
Why are you bringing up the past? Just talk about the future.
Where are you going to continue your studies?
What kind of work will you be looking for?
Stop bringing up old news. Forget it.
But, Dad, this project's for history.
Well, change the project, then.
We're not allowed to… [laughs]
You can't ask me to do that. Let's do it, Dad.
-Later, okay? -Dad.
-Later! -Come on, Dad, just talk.
It's raining and you're fussing about this recording. Let's get home.
-Mom's waiting. Come on. -Why are you being like this?
-[Jaya] Ugh! -Dad!
That's enough. Later.
[Jati] Are you trying to sabotage me so I fail?
-[Jaya] Later! -[camera beeps]
[Jati] Ugh! Dad!
[Jaya] It's raining, Jati.
[camera chimes]
[Echo] Cut, Asa.
Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.
-What? -Can't you act with more feeling, Asa?
[mellow piano music playing]
[girl] Sal, to me, to me!
[Firda] That's a foul.
[indistinct chatter]
-Firda! -[Firda] What do you want, Echo?
Firda.
[Firda] What is it, Echo?
-Is your granddad around? -[Firda] Yeah, he's at the usual spot.
-Same place? -Yeah.
Are you sure?
[Jati] Echo, are you sure this is okay?
[Echo] It's fine, Jati. Trust me, okay?
[Jati] Firda, are we getting close?
[Firda] Yeah, it's close. It's over there.
Grandpa, peace be upon you.
Oh, and peace be upon you all.
[Firda] Someone wants to talk to you.
Oh, please come in.
Okay.
-Grandpa. -Yeah?
These guys need your help.
[Grandfather] Oh, really?
-Hi. Echo. -Peace be upon you.
-[Grandfather] Who's this? -Jati.
Uh-huh. Well, what's going on?
Jati, over there. There. Go there, Jat.
Sorry, Grandpa. Sorry. Okay…
[whimsical music playing]
This is good.
Production values.
Uh, uh… I'm sorry, Grandpa.
I walked deep into the forest, and then I fell over.
I kept rolling. I fell into a cave.
It was pitch-dark. My body hurt.
My head was spinning.
Uh, in my heart, I thought I would certainly die.
Suddenly, I heard a sound like this…
KI HADJAR DEWANTARA STUDY ROOM
You're really related, are you?
Why would I pretend, Asa?
You look alike.
But…
not enough.
He feels kind of familiar.
Echo?
Asa.
-Echo. -Asa!
Echo, Asa, enough.
I don't like liars. I don't like liars.
[Echo scoffs]
Especially when the liar is ruining my assignment.
Asa. Asa.
Forgive me, Asa. I messed up.
-[grunts] -Shh!
Shh!
This is over the top, Asa.
You need to forgive people.
There's a verse about forgiving people.
There is. The Al-Hujurat verse.
But-but, sir, why are you bringing up verses and hadiths now?
Well…
Is it wrong for me to feel disappointed?
-You're the one who started it. -Why is this about me?
Stop.
I understand Asa's reaction.
When people don't hear me,
it's not nice.
Asa, I'm withdrawing from the project.
Uh…
I really empathize with Jati.
Hmm?
This isn't an attack, Asa.
But you should know that you can be pretty hard to work with sometimes.
Uh, I'm sorry, Asa, and I hate to have to say this,
but you're not good at listening to your friends.
[Ibnu] Um…
I know I haven't said anything…
-Asa, I'm totally terrified of you… -[Jati] Hey! Stop, stop.
Stop, stop.
This has got nothing to do with Asa.
-Right. -It's my fault.
I understand you're upset, but this isn't okay.
Everyone already knows.
For her, this project serious.
[sighs]
[somber music playing]
[sighs softly]
Okay.
I apologize for…
my behavior.
[Zainuddin chuckles]
What y'all just did,
talking through this,
that's greatly loved by Allah.
Jati, go ahead.
Al-Hujurat, verse 10.
Read it, will you? Yeah.
Take it to heart.
Take it deeply to heart, all of you, okay?
"In the name of Allah the most merciful."
"Let it be known
that the believers are brothers."
"Therefore, make peace between your two brothers who are in conflict."
"And respect Allah
so that you may be blessed."
My granddad was a judge.
And he was honest too.
Oh, yeah?
-Honest? -In Java.
Across all of Java.
Mm-hmm. In all Java.
Unfortunately, it meant his career was destroyed.
Are you serious about this interviewing?
Grandpa only remembers the important things now.
Talk to me. Yeah! Come on.
Grandma, stay calm. We're respectful.
Peace be upon you, Grandma.
-Ah, peace be upon you. -This is my friend Jati.
-[chuckles nervously] -Ah, yes. Great.
Sit here, I have to pray first.
-I'm late. -Okay.
The prayer group. Oh, dear!
Wait. Peace be upon you.
-Peace be upon you. -Peace be upon you.
[clocks ticking]
[Asa] The questions are easy, Grandpa.
Did me being born change you in any way?
Hmm.
Uh, I mean,
for instance,
did you feel any different
when I arrived?
I don't think I felt very much at all.
Sir, I think…
perhaps the question could be rephrased.
When your daughter gave birth to Asa,
how did you feel when you held your baby granddaughter?
I was so happy holding her.
I was incredibly grateful.
It was such a blessing.
But…
But my daughter didn't birth her.
Asa was found.
-Huh? -Huh?
I should tell you…
back then I was appearing as an expert witness in the court.
And to the right of the South Jakarta courthouse,
there was a bajaj station.
I wanted to take a bajaj home,
but everyone at the station was up in arms
because a mother had abandoned her baby inside one of the vehicles.
Her cheek was injured,
as if it had been scraped on the bajaj.
[dramatic music playing]
You see the scar on my cheek?
My parents told me I got it because I fell when I was learning to walk.
[sniffles]
How could they consistently lie to me…
yet be inconsistent with the truth?
[wistful piano music playing]
Doesn't matter who my parents are, Jati.
I'll feel the same way.
I hate dishonest people.
Even when it's your folks?
Especially if it's my folks.
[Jaya] From the first moment I saw that child,
I had a feeling he was going to be a handful.
On top of that, the kid's spoiled.
One day we're having breakfast and he asks his mom
for a glass of plain water, and his mom goes and gets it.
Dad.
Can you be you?
Are you recording now?
I'm supposed to record, Dad.
That's enough.
Put that down for a bit and help me lift this mattress.
We need to look for this phone together. There's clear merit in this. Come on.
Read the first verse of Iqra.
That's what you need.
Instead of looking for a guest's lost phone.
You're always ready with a comeback. Look.
You agreed to do this assignment, right, Dad?
Look, can you see it?
Ugh, it's not there.
Hey, you should ask your mother these questions.
But my family's my mom and my dad.
What are you after? A history lesson?
Talk about the struggles.
[Jati] Okay, Dad. One, two, three.
[sighs]
Well, my struggle right now…
My struggle's all this, which I'm doing for you, Jati.
[Jati] What, the mattress?
[Jaya] Not the mattress, this hotel.
It's not even your hotel, Dad.
That's right. It's not mine. I know.
Do you think I like living here?
I have to swallow my pride for a reason.
I do all this so that you're close to that good school that's near here.
So you can sleep in a comfortable bed, too.
And you're not out in the heat or the rain.
That's all that matters. Now Jat, find it, find it.
That's your job as a parent. It's who you are.
Jat, not every parent can look after their child.
You know there are those who neglect their children.
Who play favorites,
and some who don't care at all about their kids.
[sighs]
That's enough.
Right now we need to look for this phone, okay?
This is important. Put that down.
Look under the bed. We need to check everywhere.
[dramatic music playing]
[foliage rustling]
[Zainuddin] Life is a test, my friend.
Especially when it comes to family.
That's decided directly by Allah.
Yeah, but why is life always a test?
Why can't it be peaceful and relaxed?
Jati, tests are Allah's love language.
Okay?
That's a typical response.
[Juned laughs]
[clears throat]
[Juned] Jati,
when I teach phys ed, you know what?
I get very tired.
In your opinion, what's the reason for that?
Our health.
No. If a teacher wants their students to learn and to be healthy.
Does that mean they care or not?
[Zainuddin] Jati,
when you're in trouble,
okay,
who do you ask to help you?
[Jati] Allah.
I'm confused about what I should pray for.
There's just so much.
It's true.
And you already know
that Dad's a real pain.
But if I was forced to make a list…
first, can you help Asa, Lord?
[bee buzzing]
[Asih] Honey, you need to deal with it.
-[Jaya shushing] -[Asih] Ah! Ah!
-[Jaya] Get it! -[Asih] Don't step back!
I'm behind you! Ah!
-[buzzing continues] -Go, go!
-Hold it, hold it. -Watch it, watch it!
-Dad, Mom. -Jati!
Slowly.
There's a wasp.
It's not a wasp, it's a bee.
Wasps are predators of bees.
-How do you know that? -I know many things.
You just never want to listen to me.
Ah! Stop arguing!
-Over there! -[buzzing]
[Jaya] It's gone.
Where is it? Where is it? Come on.
-Dad, here, here, here! -[Jaya] Help, come on.
-Kill it, kill it. -Shh! Here, use this. Use this.
-Now-- -Ah! There on the pot.
-Grab it, grab it! -Grab it, grab it!
[Asih] Slowly. Slowly. Slowly.
Wait. Here, Mom.
-Slowly. -Okay, go for it.
Two, three…
-Ah! There it is. -There! Got it.
-[Jati] There! -[Asih] Get it, honey! Ah!
-[Jati] Hey, hey, Dad, Dad! -Where?
-Here.
-It went that way. -Where? Oh!
[Jati] It went through there. Dad, it's in here.
[Jaya] Chase it. Where is it?
-Come on. -Where?
-I saw it-- -Oh! Ah! Ah!
That shouldn't be there. Who put that there?
Yesterday, I was looking for jars and plates.
-Come on, clean it up. -Here, Dad, look!
-[Jaya] Where, where, where? -[Asih] Where?
The bee was there. I saw it.
Honey, go outside. Maybe it got through a hole.
-[Asih] Honey, come here! -Oh, is it there?
-[Asih] Here, here! -[Jaya] Where is it?
[suspenseful music playing]
[buzzing continues]
[Asih] Honey, here! Over here!
[Jaya] Huh? There it is. I can see it.
[Asih] Be careful.
[Jaya] We've lost it.
-Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad! -[Jaya] Where is it?
Here, here, here. Look, look, it's there.
-Where is it? -Do you see it? Look.
Show me, Jati, come on.
The important thing is we find it before it stings anyone.
It's gone behind it. Look behind it, Dad.
-Where? -Maybe that way behind the box.
-[Jaya] Hey, Jat, where are you going? -Wait a minute. I'm looking outside.
[Asih] Where is it?
-It's not there, honey. -Huh?
Okay, okay, come on.
Hi.
Wow. Hey, sweetie.
I feel like a celebrity.
Sweetheart? Oh, so beautiful.
[Asa's mother] Enough sweet talking.
[Asa's father] Remember you used to dress like this when you were filming?
We've finished already.
-Hi! -[Asa's father] Hey!
Grandma! Grandpa!
Hey, handsome guy, why so quiet?
Are you in trouble with Asa?
[laughing] Sweetie, smile.
Sweetheart!
Smile!
Can I have the Handycam?
Is there…
anything you wish you'd known about your family
when you were still young kids?
-Hey, those… -Darling, shouldn't you shuffle the cards?
-[Asa's father] Yeah, use the cards. -Just answer the question.
Ugh! What's wrong? Can't give a straight answer.
[Asa's father] What was it?
[laughing]
Can I talk?
-[Asa's father] Ah, yes, Dian. -Please, go ahead.
I wish I'd been told I was allergic to prawns.
The other day I was eating prawns, and suddenly my eyes went all puffy.
The whole restaurant was staring.
-Oh, you poor thing. -I was so sore!
-Is she allergic? -Allergic, Mom. Yeah.
Uh, for me, it turns out
our great-grandfather's family had been merchants for generations,
which is why I was never afraid to be an entrepreneur.
-[Asa's father laughing] -[Dian] That's right. That's so right.
If that's so…
is there
anything I should have known?
Uh…
what?
[Asa] Grandpa?
[chair creaking]
Is there anything I should have known as a child?
[Jati] Uh, Asa, stop.
That's enough. Asa, come on.
-Asa, stop. -[Asa] Jati, let go.
Jati! Jati!
Asa, Asa.
You mustn't. Asa!
Asa, come on, you have to.
-[Asa] Let go. -Jati!
[Grandfather] But my daughter didn't birth her.
Asa was found.
What's this about, Asa?
What is it?
[Grandmother] Is that Grandpa talking?
I can't hear what he's saying.
Uh… [laughs nervously]
This is a recording of when I…
When I told you that, you know, you were found.
Because a mother had abandoned her baby inside…
[Asa's mother] Dad.
I thought we weren't supposed to say that.
[Asa's mother] May Allah forgive us.
Asa.
[dramatic music playing]
Why didn't you tell me I was adopted?
[crying softly]
How could you be so dishonest?
-Darling. -No, please don't.
-Asa, Asa. Asa. -[Asa's mother] Asa, listen up.
Asa! Asa! Asa!
-Asa. -Don't No.
Don't. It'll just make her angrier.
[door opens]
What should we do, Andrew?
[sobbing]
Asa, how long are you gonna keep running for?
Nobody asked you to keep up.
[Jati] Your parents will think I don't care about you.
Was chasing me your idea?
Breathe, Asa.
[panting]
Breathe.
-[sighing] -Slow.
Just breathe.
Breathe.
[exhales]
[somber music playing]
[Jati] Asa.
Keeping up the lie is not something every family could do…
so their child feels accepted as they are.
What about my real family?
What's the use of a real family?
Do you know…
what Dad can do?
He just sees my faults.
Which doesn't feel good.
Every morning I wake up, I feel like a failure.
Every morning when I wake up,
I always remember that I was abandoned.
But it's so obvious…
that they really adore you.
I don't know…
if they really care.
Or they just feel sorry for me.
Tell me the reason
that I'm even here.
[melancholic music playing]
Darling.
[sniffles]
Sweetheart.
I'm sorry, sweetheart.
It's my fault.
Not Grandpa's.
Not Grandma's.
Not your mother's.
Your mother's always been pressuring me to tell you where you're from.
But I wasn't ready, sweetie.
I wasn't ready for you to know.
[crying softly]
Am I a child who brings bad luck?
You and Mom separated.
It's not like that, Asa.
Was Mom unable to have her own child because I was adopted?
Seek forgiveness, Asa.
Sweetheart, come on.
Hey.
You must know.
You don't bring bad luck.
You are a blessing.
You're a blessing for me, for Dad, for Grandma, for Grandpa,
keeping us all together until now.
Come here, baby.
Come here, sweetheart.
Come on.
Forgive me.
You are everything to me.
[Asa's mother] And for me too.
For Grandma.
Grandpa.
For everyone, darling.
Everyone apart from my biological parents.
Why were they so heartless?
Sweetie.
[crying]
Here, darling.
[emotional music playing]
You have us, my darling.
You have me, you have your dad.
You have Grandma.
You have Grandpa.
[TJ] In my opinion, Jati,
you don't get the truth without a fight.
Aren't you curious, Jat?
Come on, let's go see them.
[Dali] Well, I'll come along.
-But should we be-- -Let's go, Jati!
Everyone wants to go.
I knew they'd support this Jati.
Here.
[man] Okay, welcome, kids. A few things we need to tell you before you enter.
The rules of Horror Braga are posted on the door.
Please take a look before you enter the attraction.
-We're waiting for you. -[man] Okay, everyone ready?
Let's go!
Come on, doors are now open. Come on in.
Walk in pairs. Be careful, please.
We need to be ready.
[man] Careful, everyone. Careful.
Let's go, come on. Careful, careful.
Ah!
In five minutes, the doors to the horror ride will be closing.
[all shrieking]
[Dali breathing shakily]
It's okay. We're all here together, aren't we?
Here. I took this from my mom's medicine cabinet.
You should use it.
Push it down twice.
-[inhaler hisses] -Can we just go outside?
Can we? I think it's important that I go with Suar.
[Asa] Okay, let's go. Let's go.
-[TJ] Sorry. -TJ?
Jati, because I'm good at science, I should be the one that goes.
-Ibnu! -[Yuna] What?
-I'll go! -I'll go!
Dali, you're almost 17.
You should be the one to stay with them, not me.
I need looking after.
Echo.
-Asa. -Echo…
Ah!
This is the real Braga attraction.
Remember, ghosts are real people.
Never touch or hurt them.
[Dali] Don't leave me behind, okay?
[Echo] Yes, Dali.
-[Dali] Did you hear me, Asa? -I can hear.
[woman's voice crooning]
You there?
[shrieks]
Come on, keep moving.
[loud thudding]
-[Asa] You okay, Jati? -I'm fine.
-Why aren't you asking me? -[Asa] What's that sound?
[Echo] Peace be upon you.
[voice cackling]
[Dali] What's that sound?
[thudding continues]
[Dali yelps]
[loud crash]
[voice cackling evilly]
[rhythmic banging]
Echo! Echo, come on!
[all scream]
[shrieking]
[Dali screaming]
[hyperventilating]
[all scream]
[sobbing]
-That's enough, Asa. I'm tired. -[Asa] Jati! Jati!
[panting]
Jati use the inhaler.
Where is it?
Breathe.
-[loud thud] -[both scream]
[crying]
Ah! Ah!
-Inhaler! inhaler! -[Echo] Asa?
-Breathe. Breathe. Big deep breath. -Demon!
[whimpering]
-[Jati] Stop! -[Asa] Calm down!
Everyone calm down! Call Uncle Yayan!
-Uncle Yayan! -Uncle Yayan!
-[Dali] Uncle Yayan! -Where is it? Inhaler.
Uncle Yayan! Uncle Yayan!
[panting]
-Ah! -[man] What's the matter?
Someone tell me what's going on.
Yayan! I'm here!
-[Asa] This is Jati. -[Yayan] Jati.
-Jati. Jati. -[Asa] Jati?
[shrieking]
[screams]
[Asa] Jati?
-Jati, wake up! -[Suar] Hey, hey.
-[Echo] Jati? -We need a plan.
[Yayan] We need to take him to the hospital.
[grunting softly]
Jati.
Praise be to Allah.
-Praise be to Allah. -Praise be to Allah.
Praise be to Allah.
Jat.
Jati, use the inhaler.
No.
Why haven't we gone yet?
[coughing]
Thank you, everyone. Thank you.
-All right, we're going back to work. -Sorry for the trouble we caused.
-All right, peace be upon you. -Peace be upon you.
Thank you.
[Yayan] Jat.
It's me, your uncle Yayan.
What? Oh, uncle.
Are you feeling really sick?
[Yayan chuckles]
I have to say,
this is some school assignment.
-Echo. -How did this all happen?
I'm sorry, Uncle.
I wanted to ask about Dad's sibling who had passed away.
May Allah forgive us.
This is not your dad's younger brother.
He's the older brother.
Your uncle's the older brother.
And he's still very much alive and kicking.
You've never been to your dad's hometown?
-No. -[Yayan] Oh, that's such a shame.
Dad never tells stories about the past.
[Yayan] You're kidding me.
Why is your dad like that?
[man] We'd like to welcome you to the Braga Horror attraction.
Now, before we start, there are a couple of things
that we need to pass on before you enter.
-[Echo] All here. -[Yayan] Everyone here.
[Dali] All here, Uncle.
[excited chatter]
["Semoga, Ya" by Nosstress playing]
[buzzing]
[Jati] Will the bee find its way home, sir?
[beekeeper] Bees can't be forced to return on their own.
Are you gonna go to your uncle's house?
I'm scared.
Hey, if you're so scared,
why on earth did you bother coming here?
Traveling all this way.
Uh, sir.
Is Mr. Geni around?
He's not here right now. He might have gone into the village.
[insects chirruping]
-[Yayan] Excuse me. -[man] Yeah.
Sir, where can I find Mr. Geni?
-Oh, he's here. -That way?
Yeah, down there. Let me take you.
This is the house on the right, just there.
-Oh? Oh yeah. -Yeah.
-Okay. Thank you, sir. -Yeah.
-Thank you, sir. -No problem.
Ta-da!
It's me!
Who's this?
I'm your big bro.
My bro?
Yes!
My bro!
I'm your brother.
-Yes, you are my brother. -[Geni] Miss Meranti.
[Meranti] We got guests! Say hi!
He's… he's a… he's a guest!
Uncle.
[Geni] Uncle?
How are you?
It's Jati.
[Geni] Jati.
Allah.
[Meranti] Aw.
Welcome!
Allah.
[Meranti] How was it? How was it?
[Geni] Me and your dad back then…
[camera whirring]
…we dreamt of having a beehive farm like this.
[Meranti] Get up and play with me.
-[woman] Just sit with us, darling. -[Geni] Look.
But…
fate had other plans,
and I ended up running it on my own.
If you're both that close,
then why does Dad make out you're dead?
Why does he lie about you?
Well…
your dad has good reason to think I failed him.
In my younger days,
I used to drink myself stupid all the time.
I was such a mess.
I should have died.
I was halfway there, halfway dead.
[Jati] If that's all it is, then…
Then why was it difficult for Dad to tell me?
[gentle music playing]
[breathes shakily]
Turn that off.
[camera beeps]
Your dad was angry
when I got the neighbor pregnant.
Your dad had had enough of me and your grandfather.
He was concerned he'd have to look after everyone.
He'd only just gotten married.
He wanted to concentrate on his own family.
He wanted you to be happy, Jati.
Or maybe he's just selfish.
[Geni] Jati.
Your dad is a good man.
Maybe if he hadn't left,
I might never have stepped up.
My child,
Meranti,
she has Down syndrome.
When she was born,
her face looked different.
But from the very first moment that I held her…
I rediscovered the meaning of love.
I began to understand
what it is to nurture.
Grow a life.
And I found peace, too.
Pick up that box there.
There, that one. Go on.
Go on, open it.
These are Grandpa's prayers.
Prayers for your whole family.
[tender music playing]
[footsteps]
Your grandfather was a carpenter.
He believed that a child's destiny,
it was like wood.
It could be shaped.
He used to say that his first grandchild must be named Damar.
Your dad refused.
His first child was to be called Jati.
There. Go on, take a look.
Grandpa's dad, your great-grandfather, right?
When he was your age, he was kidnapped by the Japanese.
He became a forced laborer.
He was forced to dig caves in Tahura.
When he finally got back to his village, some of his family had survived.
It's not easy having a dad who's angry at life.
Your great-grandpa was harsh.
But your grandpa, well, he was even harsher.
So Dad's angry about his upbringing.
Has he ever hit you?
Were you and Dad abused by Grandpa?
[dramatic music playing]
[hammering]
[power tools whirring]
[Grandfather] You're stupid!
[young Geni] Have mercy, Dad!
[Grandfather] You're behaving like a pig!
Who taught you to behave like that, huh?!
Use your brains, stupid!
You're an embarrassment!
[loud buzzing]
-[leaves rustling] -[monkey shrieking]
[tender music playing]
[Japanese soldier] Move faster, you useless idiots!
Listen to me! Move faster!
[choral music playing]
Come on, move it!
[men shouting]
[excavation tools clanking]
[rhythmic thudding]
[men shouting in sync]
[soldier yelling]
[orchestral music playing]
[flames crackling]
[Asa] Jati?
[gentle music playing]
[feet shifting]
[Grandfather] Stupid!
Who have you brought here?
You were raised to be smart, not to behave like this, you idiot!
You're filth, you hear?
Who taught you that? Who taught you that?
Use your brains, stupid!
[sighs]
Hey, Engkos, you heading home now?
-Thank you, thank you, I'm going now. -Wonderful.
-Yes. -Are you by yourself?
Where's your son? What's he doing?
Uh…
Oh Allah, the most merciful,
praise be to him.
Here, please. Drink from this.
Go on.
Come on.
No. Thanks.
Go on, have a drink.
-The water's been blessed. -No.
-[Jaya] It's good, just drink it. -Dad!
-[Jaya] Hey! -[man] Uh, sir, be patient.
The second method, let's try that.
-Okay, second method. -Yeah.
Excuse me.
Hey, what's happening here?
Let's do it. Just a minute.
-Go ahead. -Get off me.
-[Jati] Let go. -Hey! Hey!
-[Jati] Let go! -[man] And go.
[Asih] May Allah forgive us! What are you doing, honey?
[man] Allah is merciful.
[Asih] Go away! Back off!
-May Allah forgive us. -[Jaya] We done?
[man] Yeah. Not bad.
That should do it, sir.
-Don't we finish it? -No need to.
For a ruqyah, that should be enough.
For what? Ruqyah?
Honey, ruqyah isn't like that.
Ruqyah is about reciting prayers.
Praying over someone, not spitting on them!
[crying] Dad!
I'm not possessed!
Speak softly. This is all for you.
[man] Your son isn't possessed. He's just touched by a jinn.
Definitely a jinn.
Your son avoids daily prayer, so maybe a worm jinn.
That would be why he often wriggles on the ground.
No, no, no, there is no jinn involved.
-No, he was… -There is no jinn involved at all!
There's no such thing as jinn possession. You watch too much horror.
No. He was on the floor and flopping about.
-We saw it. -I was pretending to be an ape, Dad!
See? My son just wants to be an ape.
But he's not an ape. He's a human child. I don't get it.
[dramatic music playing]
[Jaya] Jat! Hey, hey, hey! This isn't finished yet!
Jat!
[crying]
[Asih] Honey, this is all nonsense!
[sniffling and sobbing]
[shrieks]
-Just a moment, sir. -[man] Of course, sir.
[Jaya] Jat.
Excuse me, what is happening here?
-[knock on door] -[Jaya] Jati!
Jat!
[Asih] That's not true! My child is fine. That's not true!
[man] I am only doing Allah's bidding, ma'am.
[Asih] No.
You want to do door slamming, do you?
[Asih] That is ridiculous.
-Well, you don't do it here. -[Asih] Get out!
[man] As you wish, ma'am.
I won't put up with your disrespect.
[crying]
Who made me like this, Papa?
[Jati sniffles]
Whose fault is it?
You don't know?
Or you can't own up?
Now, you…
[gentle music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[sniffling]
[somber music playing]
[clock ticking]
[distant vocalizing]
Shall we do dawn prayer?
[teacher] Are you sure about this decision, sir?
I'm sure, ma'am.
I've thought this through carefully,
and my decision is final.
So that's it then.
Jati's project today is…
I just don't want Jati to be a burden on the family.
Ever.
[Zainuddin clears throat]
Sir?
I'm very sorry about this, sir.
But I have to say,
Jati is old enough to speak his own mind.
About what he wants.
[Jaya] Oh yes, I understand. I'm sorry too, sir.
To my mind, Jati's not yet old enough to be liberated or free.
Or whatever's in line with your latest school motto.
For now, raising Jati…
that job is mine.
[Dali] Excuse me, whose parents are you?
We're Jati's.
Oh. This is Jati.
He looks really happy here, right?
[wistful music playing]
I don't care where I end up going to school.
But just let me finish this assignment.
[TJ's voice on recording] As we reflect upon the nameless victims
of this historical injustice,
thus I created this for the victims of '98…
[Zainuddin] Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
And thank you for attending
and appreciating the Tunas Merdica School showcase.
And now for our last showcase,
which will be presented by Asa and Jati.
-[Asa's mother] Whoo! -[applause]
[Zainuddin] Thank you.
[Asa's mother] Sweetheart!
[clears throat]
We are here
to take everyone on a journey.
We will travel to times long gone,
specifically the prehistoric.
Our project has a new concept.
Originally, we created a card game called Family Gem.
[dramatic music playing]
But our research demonstrated that
the history of life
is more than just a game.
Life's not all about winning.
A nation's history can be rewritten by those who govern it.
They might force us to forget.
But our individual histories…
they always long to be heard.
Please.
This project is about how we can face up to our family's history.
Starting with the ones we're familiar with.
Or the ones we're not.
[Zainuddin] Jati.
Asa, I can't do it.
Uh…
I'm really sorry, sir. I can't continue.
Jati.
[Jati] I'm sorry, but I'm withdrawing from this project.
-Jati, but this is important to you. -Don't make me do it.
I'm sorry, Asa.
-Sorry. -Uh, Jati.
-Jati. -What's this all about?
-[Jati] Let's go home. -But why, Jat?
-[door opens] -[Echo imitating monkey chatter]
Welcome, everyone.
I'm an ancient human.
-Well, what about that?! -It's Echo.
Echo.
Couldn't you hear what was happening?
Um, hear what? It's hot in there, you know?
[Jati] What are you doing?
[groaning]
Ah!
Huh?
Jaya.
-Is that you, Yayan? -Sure is.
[laughs]
[parents murmuring]
What is this assignment? Huh?
Kids, you know?
How long have you been here?
Hey!
[Asih] Damar Jati Ilhami!
What is wrong with you?!
I've been trying my best, but I'm so tired.
[Asih] But Jati, locking the door like that is not the answer!
-[Zainuddin] Come back! -[Asa's mother] What should we do?
[Asih] Jati!
-Honey, are you there? -Plot twist.
-[Asih] Break the door down! -Cool.
You're a madman, Jat.
-[Yayan] Jaya! Jaya! -Subversive.
Oh, may Allah, forgive us.
Oh no, the key!
-[Ibnu] Where's the key? -[Zainuddin] Calm down!
Ladies and gentlemen, start looking for the key everywhere!
-Jati's completely crazy. -Okay, come on.
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down there.
[upbeat music playing]
-[Asih] Oh, honey. -[teacher] It's not here.
We've looked everywhere.
Maybe over here?
There. I saw it go over there.
Where's the key?
[jiggles doorknob]
[Asih] Honey, we won't be long.
[Asa's mother, on recording] Well, for me, it's like, yes,
in terms of appearance, I wear a headscarf.
That definitely changes things.
The look is definitely different, that's for sure.
Yes, yes, I like this.
But what…
What I feel is…
that change comes from within.
[Jati's voice] 'I'm supposed to record, Dad.
[Jaya's voice] That's enough.
Put that down for a bit and help me lift this mattress.
We need to look for this phone together. There's clear merit in this.
Bro.
Come on.
Are you here to see me or Jati?
[buzzing onscreen]
It was Jati who instigated this.
Not me.
That's not possible.
Come on, you can talk to me. Tell me the truth.
What's going on?
Maybe you need to tell Jati the truth.
How did I lie? Tell me.
Bro, I'm sorry.
You can see for yourself my family's doing fine.
So if you could leave us alone and not ruin everything,
that would be appreciated, yeah?
Who's trying to ruin things here, Jaya?
Who's doing that?
You're the one who left.
Jati, he returned.
I left to protect my child.
I don't want Jati to be like you.
Or our father.
I don't want that.
Jaya…
when Dad was sick,
about to die,
it was you he looked for.
Hmm?
Was he looking for me or my cash?
Oh, Allah, forgive us.
I have no money.
-Ugh! By Allah. -Whatever money I have is for my family.
-It's not the money. -That is all I have.
-By Allah, it's not about the money. -No.
Jaya.
We have money, all right?
The beehive farm,
our dream, I made it happen.
So, I don't need your money.
No, by Allah.
[Jaya's voice] You know there are those who neglect their children.
Who play favorites…
Dad changed.
I watched it happen.
Every day, he wrote prayers for you.
He wrote them on paper, put them in a can.
I saw Dad change. He was different.
-He became a good person. -That's what you saw?
-I did. -That's what you saw?
I did.
Did you ever see the way Dad treated me?
Did you see that?
That I was always beaten?
I was so little, and he would beat me.
As a child, my aim was not to be like that.
I want to be the best possible father for my child.
I am not my father.
Jaya.
I was also beaten.
I got beaten.
I also suffered.
I was a victim as well.
I also needed help, needed you.
When you finally went away…
my child was born.
Her name's Meranti.
Did you know that?
I was willing to accept she wouldn't have an uncle.
Would have no cousin.
And whose fault is that? Who's to blame?
You want to blame me because you were beaten.
The man who beat you was your father. I didn't do it.
The man who beat you was Dad.
I was beaten by Dad and you.
-And you come here talking like-- -Jaya, enough.
Everyone's different now.
Everyone's made their peace.
Aren't you exhausted by all this?
I'm tired.
Bro, I've always been at peace.
Do you know who destroyed my peace?
You did. You and my father.
You ruined my life.
Ruined it.
And now you turn up here with all your nice words
after the way you used to treat me.
-You are a hypocrite. -How am I a hypocrite?
-You're a hypocrite. -How am I a hypocrite?
You don't even remember.
You beat me. You were a drunkard, bro.
A drunkard, and you beat me. And now you don't remember.
For me, you'll always be a hypocrite.
A hypocrite!
I've told you everything, Jaya.
-That's all in the past. -Ugh!
Everyone's changed. I am tired of this, Jaya.
-That's enough. I'm tired. -You're still the one that hasn't changed.
Stop it. Enough. I don't want to hear it.
All I can hear is one thing, and that's your hypocrisy.
Enough, enough, enough.
Go on then.
-What do you want? -What do you want, bro?
Just say it.
You want to hit me, don't you?
Go on, hit me.
So I become like you, is that it? Like Dad? No way.
I've never hit anyone without a reason.
And not once have I lashed out at Jati.
Am I our father? Hell no!
I'm different to him.
-So what is it you want? -Do it.
Go on, hit me.
-Hit you? -Hit me.
-But why? -Go ahead.
But why?
So it hurts?
I won't. When you and Dad would beat me, it wasn't just the physical pain.
It ruined my life, bro. It ruined it.
Can you return my life to how it was back then?
You can't.
Can you be the brother I wanted back then?
-Same, man. -Same as what?
Go on!
I always stayed quiet back then.
Even when you would beat me, I would stay quiet.
I cried all alone.
So what is it you want? Coming here?
-You're a hypocrite! -[door opening]
My life was ruined. Ruined!
-My life was ruined from the start-- -[Asih] May Allah forgive us.
What is going on?
Honey, stop! And you stop too.
Are you going to keep fighting like this forever?
I'm exhausted from all these years you've been suppressing this.
And I'm tired of having to lie to Jati.
Is this how brothers behave?
Brothers are supposed to help and care for each other,
not destroy each another.
Go and settle down. Settle down.
Geni, you as well.
[Jaya] Allah forgive me. Allah forgive me.
-[Jati's voice] I'm your big bro. -[Meranti's voice] My bro?
My bro?
Honey.
-[Meranti] My bro! -[Jati] I'm your brother.
Jati needs his uncle, all right?
Meranti also needs her cousin. She needs us.
You guys need to think about how you're going to get along,
because I can't do this anymore.
[dramatic music playing]
Don't you understand?
Sooner or later, Jati will copy this behavior.
And that scares me a lot.
I'm so scared
that Jati will leave us, just like you left your dad.
Do you want that to happen, honey?
[vehicle engine revving]
[tires screech]
[dramatic music continues]
-Asa! -[Asa's father] Asa?
[Asa's mother] Sweetie!
Sweetheart.
[dramatic music ends]
[gentle music playing]
Let Jati rest first.
[door closes]
[Jati] I'm grateful to you, Asa.
For being there. Thank you.
Well,
good friends will do that.
Good friends do do that.
Thanks.
[Asih] Thank you so much for bringing Jati home.
Well, that's just part of the journey of being a teenager.
Hi.
The important thing is, Jati's here with you now.
Yeah.
Many thanks.
[Asih] Have you said thank you already?
[water burbling]
[Jati] Uncle.
Meranti.
[Meranti] Hi!
Do you want to play with the fish?
-Yeah? -[Asih] Geni.
-Come on. -Can you see one?
Hey, I think you're feeding them too much.
Feed these ones.
Feed the ones up top.
[chuckling] That's it.
Okay, slowly.
Ah!
[giggling] It's wet now, go slow.
You want to sit down? Here you go.
I'll help you.
-Where are they? -There's one there.
[laughing] A fish!
[Geni] I'm sorry I…
[Jati] Here. Ah, these fish…
…I jumped back into your life.
[uplifting music playing]
You're not the same as Dad.
And Jati is very different.
-[Yayan] This one? -[Meranti] Yeah.
[Yayan] Okay, sure.
[Asih] Oh, Geni.
Travel safe, big brother.
[heartfelt music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[voices fade]
[heartfelt music continues]
["Kabut Putih" by Hara & Frau playing]
[clock ticking]
PLEASE PRAY FOR MY CHILD'S VICTORY D. JATI ILHAMI
[drill whirring]
Try it.
-Hmm. -And again.
Jat.
Uh…
what was it you said to your uncle that made him want to come here?
You can say. It's okay.
I want…
I want you and Uncle to solve your differences, Dad.
If you make peace…
then Allah will love you.
And if Allah loves you…
your heart will be at peace.
You'll be able to accept everything with grace.
After that…
maybe you can love me for who I am.
I don't want to feel like every time I fail
or I lose
or I make a mistake…
that I'm too afraid to come home.
I just want to be loved as your son, Dad.
[tender music playing]
I promise I won't slam doors anymore.
Is that okay?
[sniffling]
-I'm sorry, Jat. -[crying]
I'm sorry, Jat.
I'm sorry.
[dramatic music swelling]
[Jaya sighs]
All right, then.
Try the door again.
[Jaya sighs]
[sniffling]
Again.
[uplifting music playing]
[breathing shakily]
[uplifting music swelling]
["Tunjukkan Cintamu" by Nosstress playing]
-[Geni] Here we go. -[Jaya] I see.
[Geni] Here, use this. Open it. Go on, Jati.
Put it underneath, please.
-Have you got it? -Yeah.
[Geni] All right.
Jaya, take that, put it in there.
[bees buzzing]
Now, don't be scared.
-[buzzing] -Bees are good creatures, Jati.
Okay, God willing.
Now, take a look. Can you see?
-That top layer… -Right there.
[Geni] That means the honey is ready to be harvested.
-That one there. -[Geni] Yeah, that's the one.
So, don't lose your passion for making honey.
And bees like to be talked to.
[Jati laughs]
-They're no different from people, really. -[Jati] Oh, yeah?
[Geni] Just smaller.
[vocalist whistling]
ME BEFORE ME
[song ends]
[dramatic music playing]
[gentle piano music playing]
[music ends]