A chubby kid, a stolen storybook, and a ghost who needs a favor. Indonesian Pixar energy incoming.
Desperate to prove to his peers that he’s more than a chubby kid that never wins at anything, little Don wishes to win his local talent show by performing a stageplay inspired from a storybook written by his late parents. When unfortunately a bully stole that book, at the same time a little ghost appeared from the spirit world asking for Don’s help to reunite her with her parents’ spirits. The two new friends then embark on an exciting adventure to help each other and learn the true meaning of friendship.
Direction
Adriandhy balances slapstick with genuine melancholy like a pro.
Writing
The stageplay-as-parents'-legacy metaphor hits different.
Score
Radio motif woven throughout like its own character.
Director
Ryan Adriandhy
Graciella Abigail
Mae (voice)
M. Yusuf Ozkan
Nurman (voice)
M. Adhiyat
Atta (voice)
Angga Yunanda
Acil (voice)
Ratna Riantiarno
Don's Grandmother (voice)
Bunga Citra Lestari
Don's Mother (voice)
Ariel
Don's Father (voice)
Kiki Narendra
Mr. Rusli (voice)
Cinta Laura Kiehl
Meri's Mother (voice)
Ariyo Wahab
Meri's Father (voice)
Rachel Amanda
Panic Committee (voice)
Aci Resti
Deadpan Committee (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Indonesia's booming 3D animation wave, representing Southeast Asian family structures rarely seen in Western family films.
The radio as spirit-world bridge draws from Indonesian folklore about voices carrying between realms—Mae's frequency-tuning scene was improvised by the voice actor.
ID
