Sawo Matang (2023)
21m
Running Time
September 20, 2023Release Date
Plot.
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. When Kai, a Chinese Indonesian boy, needs money for university, he asks his best friend Nala, a Pribumi girl, to perform the ritual for him.
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Cast & Crew.
Yesaya Mishael
Kai
Anne Yasmine
Nala
Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto
Director / Writer
Matthew Herst
Producer
Maziyar Khatam
Editor
Media.
Details.
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Sawo Matang is a short drama film, directed by Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto and released in 2023. Set in Indonesia following the New Order, the film stars Anne Yasmine as Nala, a young Pribumi woman who must confront her place in society when her non-Pribumi lover Kai (Yesaya Mishael) asks her to take part in a Pribumi ritual.
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.