In 2018, the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok was attacked by terrorists who tried to break into the detention center and killed 5 members of Densus 88.
Acting
Nicholas Saputra's restrained devastation carries every frame.
Direction
Soedjarwo refuses sensationalism—grief unfolds in silence.
Director
Rudi Soedjarwo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Densus 88 is Indonesia's elite counter-terrorism squad, formed after the 2002 Bali bombings—this film marked rare mainstream cinema attention to their casualties.
Soedjarwo cast actual family members of fallen officers in background roles, blurring documentary and fiction—a choice that sparked debate about exploitation versus honoring.
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