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The Song of Grassroots
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Fajar Merah (21 years old) is the son of Wiji Thukul – a poets and human rights activist who was ‘made to disappeared’ in 1998 by The Soeharto Regime. Together with ‘Merah Bercerita’, a band established at 2010, and supported by his family, he tries to bring back his father’s poems to life, covers them with music notations and creates a music album. In a dynamic background of 2014 Presidential Election, 16 years after the 1998 tragedy, Fajar and family develops a new hope on one candidate; Joko Widodo, to solve some Human Rights Violation cases, to find Wiji Thukul and other victims.
Cast
![Fajar Merah](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fajar Merah
Self (Wiji Thukul's Son / Vocalist)
![Gandhi Asta](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gandhi Asta
Self (Guitarist of Merah Bercerita)
![Yanuar Arifin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yanuar Arifin
Self (Bassist of Merah Bercerita)
![Lintang Bumi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lintang Bumi
Self (Drummer of Merah Bercerita)
![Fitri Nganthi Wani](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fitri Nganthi Wani
Self (Wiji Thukul's Daughter)
![Wahyu Susilo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wahyu Susilo
Self (Wiji Thukul's Brother)
![Todung Mulya Lubis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Todung Mulya Lubis
Self (Founder of Human Rights Study Center)
![Kemis Harjosuwito](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kemis Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Father)
![Sayem Harjosuwito](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sayem Harjosuwito
Self (Wiji Thukul's Mother)
![Asmara Nababan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Asmara Nababan
Self (Jury of Yap Thiam Hien Award 2002)
![Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon'](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon'
Self (Wiji Thukul's Wife)
![Maria Sumarsih](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Maria Sumarsih
Self (Mother of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
![Suciwati](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Suciwati
Self (Human Rights Activist)
![Paian Siahaan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paian Siahaan
Self (Father of a Victim of the 1998 Tragedy)
![Ignatius Peis Angga](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ignatius Peis Angga
Self (Manager of Merah Bercerita)
![Budi Pasadena](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Budi Pasadena
Self (Recording Engineer)
![Tommy Apriando](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tommy Apriando
Self (Merah Bercerita's Fans)
![Najwa Shihab](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eO8oC7C8YEtR0vYBD7VdJN9o3Vy.jpg)