MAY

Antares and May, a couple from different ethnic groups, are separated during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. While Antares is busy as a filmmaker documenting the historic moment, May is kidnapped and raped. May is also separated from her mother, who takes refuge in a hotel. In despair, May’s mother exchanges her house deeds for an airplane ticket to Malaysia with a lowly laundryman, Gandang. Ten years after, Antares finds May in Malaysia. She now has a child from a foreign reporter who saved her on that unfortunate day. The reunion reveals the tragic past of May and her mother.

The Crew

Jenny Zhang

May

Yama Carlos

Antares

Tutie Kirana

Ibu May

Lukman Sardi

Gandang

Jajang C. Noer

Niniek L. Karim

Ria Irawan

Tio Pakusadewo

Verdi Solaiman

Tony

André Peter Emric

Raymond