SAWO MATANG

Canada, Indonesia202321 minIndonesian, Mandarin, Dutch with English subtitlesDrama

In a post-New Order Jakarta, native Indonesians (Pribumi) are legalized to perform the black magic ritual babi ngepet to balance their economy against Chinese Indonesians.

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Directors Bio

*Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto

Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto is an Indonesian writer and director currently residing in Toronto. Her works explore genre films as a medium to depict current political, social, and cultural issues.

This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: HERE WE ARE shorts programme.

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