Cemara Family
Abah's brother-in-law has run up high debts, for which Abah is held accountable. Creditors have confiscated all his valuables as well as his house in Jakarta. Abah is forced to move to the remote village where he grew up. Naturally, his wife Emak and their two daughters Euis and Cemara join him. The move is particularly difficult for Euis, who just hit puberty, having to leave everything behind just when life is starting to get interesting. Meanwhile, good-natured Abah is doing all he can to keep the family going. This is far from easy, but his wife and children are his most valuable treasure.
A blockbuster in Indonesia, this hugely enjoyable and funny family film, is adapted from a popular 90's TV show, now starring Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, and Adhisty Zara, and more. Director Yandy Laurens has, of course, transported the storylines to present-day Indonesia.
With short film:
Sat 17 August 17 | 21:15
Wed 21 August | 21:30
Sandy Sugar
Sarah Adilah | Indonesa | 2017 | 14’ | Indonesian spoken | English subtitles | original title: Gula dan Pasir
Iko and his younger sister Ila keep getting into fights, whether it be about a kite, the change from their cookie-selling mother, or whatever. One day they are sent to buy a bag of sugar...
YANDY LAURENS (1989, Indonesia) really wanted to be a pro basketball player. But recording plays in church made him realise he liked working with actors. He graduated from Jakarta Institute of the Arts in 2012 and made several shorts. Cemara Family (2018) is his first feature, and picked up six of eleven nominations at the 2019 Piala Maya film awards.
