Chasing the Sun (2004)

  • NR
  • 07/22/2004 (ID)
  • Drama
  • 1h 26m

Friendship is every passing second... is living... is running...

Overview

Mengejar Matahari is a coming of age tale of four childhood friends in a Jakarta ghetto whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood. They share a nightly ritual, "chasing the sun" (mengejar matahari), where they race through the ghetto, symbolically chasing their future. Their friendship becomes strained when Ardi and Damar fall in love with Apin's niece, Rara, just as a neighborhood bully is released from jail and seeks revenge. The film is both about the strength of friendship and a metaphor for the durability of the Indonesian archipelago.

Titien Wattimena

Writer

Rudi Soedjarwo

Director

Cast

Winky Wiryawan's headshot

Winky Wiryawan

Ardi
Fedi Nuril's headshot

Fedi Nuril

Nino
Fauzi Baadila's headshot

Fauzi Baadila

Damar
Udjo Project Pop's headshot

Udjo Project Pop

Apin
Agni Pratistha's headshot

Agni Pratistha

Rara
Ade Habibie's headshot

Ade Habibie

Obet
Nungki Kusumastuti's headshot

Nungki Kusumastuti

Ibu Ardi
Arief Rivan's headshot

Arief Rivan

Bapak Ardi

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