Synopsis

Following a brief detour into commercial cinema with Talak 3, Indonedia’s Ismail Basbeth (The Crescent Moon, 13th HKAFF) returns with this ensemble anthology drama. Told from the perspective of an all-seeing car, the film is a sprawling collage featuring people from all walks of life, including an accountant who can’t let his late wife go, newlyweds who visit the zoo for their honeymoon, three members of a girl pop group who go on a cross-country road trip in search of inspiration, a prostitute looking to escape her current life, a woman searching for her mother’s murderer, and two farmers protesting against their state-mandated eviction. Made as part of Basbeth’s Picnic Cinema project, the film was produced through unconventional methods that include workshops, improvised shooting locations, and crowdfunding.