The Song of Grassroots
Nyanyian Akar Rumput
Watch the song of grassroots full movie online. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Indonesia
- Director: Yuda Kurniawan
- Cast: Fajar Merah, Gandhi Asta, Yanuar Arifin, Lintang Bumi, Fitri Nganthi Wani, Wahyu Susilo, Todung Mulya Lubis, Kemis Harjosuwito, Sayem Harjosuwito, Asmara Nababan, Siti Dyah Sujirah 'Sipon', Maria Sumarsih, Suciwati, Paian Siahaan, Ignatius Peis Angga, Budi Pasadena, Tommy Apriando, Najwa Shihab,