NEGERI DI BAWAH KABUT
THE LAND BENEATH THE FOG
Indonesia / 2011 / 105 min / Colour
Italian premiere
A slow, visual voyage leads us to meet a family in the remote village of Geniken, on the slopes of Mount Merbabu, on the island of Central Java. There, a community of farmers is facing a drastic climate change in their region. Populations that still rely upon the traditional system of the Javanese calendar to read and interpret the passing of the seasons, now see their ancient habits failing and the harvest radically diminished. For the young family, finding the resources to allow their son to study becomes problematic. Yet, despite a world on the verge of extinction in a society that seems invisible and without rights, these smiling mountain people maintain their optimism and desire to carry on.
Shalahuddin Siregar
He began his documentary filmmaking career as a finalist for the 2005 Eagle Award and then participated in numerous workshops, including the Script Development Jakarta International Film Festival and the Berlinale Talent Campus. At the latter, he presented the documentary, Negeri di Bawah Kabut.
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Language Javanese, Indonesian Subject Shalahuddin SiregarCinematography Shalahuddin SiregarqSound Tommy FahrizalEditing Fajar Kurniawan, Shalahuddin SiregarMain cast Muryati, Sudardi, Arifin, GunatoProducer Shalahuddin SiregarProduction company Shalahuddin Siregar
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