May (2008)
Overview
Antares and May, a couple from different ethnic groups, are separated during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. While Antares is busy as a filmmaker documenting the historic moment, May is kidnapped and raped. May is also separated from her mother, who takes refuge in a hotel. In despair, May’s mother exchanges her house deeds for an airplane ticket to Malaysia with a lowly laundryman, Gandang. Ten years after, Antares finds May in Malaysia. She now has a child from a foreign reporter who saved her on that unfortunate day. The reunion reveals the tragic past of May and her mother.
Cast
Jenny Zhang
May
Yama Carlos
Antares
Tutie Kirana
Ibu May
Lukman Sardi
Gandang
Jajang C. Noer
Niniek L. Karim
Ria Irawan
Tio Pakusadewo
Verdi Solaiman
Tony
