A married couple stages their divorce in order to encourage their estranged adult children to return to their hometown.
Acting
Arswendy and Tika's fake-fighting chemistry is devastatingly real.
Direction
Rajagukguk balances Batak specificity with universal family wounds.
Writing
The divorce announcement scene—masterclass in cringe and heartbreak.
Director
Bene Dion Rajagukguk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film centers Batak Christian funeral traditions and the cultural weight of 'mangulosi'—the obligation to bring children home.
Director Bene Dion Rajagukguk based the premise on real Indonesian parents who've faked illnesses and deaths to summon urbanized children back to villages.
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