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Darta, a man from an impoverished family, is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. Desperate, he strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth. However, in doing so, he accidentally curses his wife and child to a life of suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this universal narrative explores the insatiable hunger to become something one is not and the boundaries one is willing to cross to achieve it.Read moreLess
Darta, a man from an impoverished family, is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. Desperate, he strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth. However, in doing so, he accidentally curses his wife and child to a life of suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this universal narrative explores the insatiable hunger to become something one is not and the boundaries one is willing to cross to achieve it.
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Darta, a man from an impoverished family, is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. Desperate, he strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth. However, in doing so, he accidentally curses his wife and child to a life of suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this universal narrative explores the insatiable hunger to become something one is not and the boundaries one is willing to cross to achieve it.
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Ario BayuDarta
Juliet BurnettSinta
Valentine Payen-WicaksonoSinta's Mother
Alit Aryani WillemsThe BalianExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Batara Goempar
- Editor
- Beck
- Producer
- Gita Fara
- Director
- Garin Nugroho
- Producer
- Aldo Swastia
- Original Music Composer
- Gamelan Yuganada
- Original Music Composer
- Ican Harem
- Original Music Composer
- Kasimyn
- Writer
- Garin Nugroho