Di Timur Matahari

Di Timur Matahari phrasal translation To The East Of The Morning Sun is a 2012 Indonesian film directed by Ari Ale Sihasale and starring Laura Basuki and Lukman Sardi. Shot in Tioh, Lanny Jaya, Papua, over a period of one month, it follows young Papuan children as they struggle to learn despite an ongoing tribal war.

However, Mazmurs father is killed by the father of their friend Agnes. This news drives Mazmurs uncle, Michael, and his wife Vina Laura Basuki to come to the village from their home in Jakarta. They arrive in the village as tensions continue to build. Michael tries to ease tensions between the two factions, but is unsuccessful his other brother, Alex, despises Michaels modern way of life and insists that the killers must pay an eye for an eye. While open violence breaks out among the adults, the children despite being from different factions continue to play together and learn with Vina.Di Timur Matahari was directed by Ari Ale Sihasale. He worked with his wife, Nia Zulkarnaen. Their production company, Alenia pictures, which had already made five feature films, produced Di Timur Matahari. The film was their second with scenes in Papua their first production, the Academy Awardsubmitted Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan Denia Singing on the Clouds 2006 also had scenes filmed in Papua. ........

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