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Mountain Song

6-year-old Gimba lives with his mother in a remote corner of Sulawesi. She is ill, he is afraid she will die. To comfort him, she has taught him a special song that brings calm and happiness.

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Deze voorstelling maakt deel uit van Rialto Filmclub met als gastspreker deze maand Ernst-Jan Pfauth.

Mountain Song

6-year-old shy Gimba lives with his sick mother in the mountains of Pipikoro, a remote area in Sulawesi. Anyone becoming seriously ill there has to be carried downhill on a stretcher to get to hospital, with many patients – like Gimba's father – not surviving the journey. Afraid of losing his mother as well, Gimba has hardly left her side since. To reassure him she teaches him a song that brings calm and happiness when you are alone. He often retreats to a shady spot, somewhere between the villages and the rice fields, observing the people and waiting for Lara, a mysterious girl, also 6 years old, who sometimes suddenly appears from the forest.

Director Yusuf Radjamuda is a self-taught filmmaker, and he taught himself well: with his self-written, lyrical feature debut, he was nominated for the Asian New Talent Award for directing and screenplay at the Shanghai film festival.

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De Balie
Mountain Song will be screened at De Balie on Monday 19 August at 19:00h. Tickets for all WCA screenings at De Balie can be purchased via their website. Click here for tickets for this screening.  

With short film:

Sat 17 August | 19:00 | Rialto
Mon 19 August 19:00 | De Balie
Tue 20 August | 21:15 | Rialto

Rest in Peace
M. Reza Fahriyansyah | Indonesia | 2018 |  25’ | Indonesian spoken | English subtitles | original title: Kembalilah dengan tenang
The life of Santoso and his wife Wati breaks apart when their son Agung dies unexpectedly. Santoso is faced with the difficult task of preparing the funeral.

 

YUSUF RADJAMUDA (1979, Indonesia) is a self-taught film-maker who works in Indonesia. His short Backyard won several awards, including Best Director at the France-Cinema Festival 2013 and competed in the Dubai International Film Festival 2013, Vladivostok IFF 2014, Tissa IFF Morocco 2014 and Experimenta Bangalore India, 2015. Mountain Song is Yusuf’s debut feature film.