When his mother dies, Jaya, a bookish young boy, is sent to live with the father he never knew on an isolated fishing platform (called a Jermal) in the middle of the ocean. What starts out as an Indonesian Lord of the Flies, with the more experience boys turning on Jaya with increasing violence, slowly turns into a heartfelt story about love and family. The film features great performances by young Iqbal S. Manurung as Jaya and the imposing Didi Petet as his dad.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Jermal
When his mother dies, Jaya, a bookish young boy, is sent to live with the father he never knew on an isolated fishing platform (called a Jermal) in the middle of the ocean. What starts out as an Indonesian Lord of the Flies, with the more experience boys turning on Jaya with increasing violence, slowly turns into a heartfelt story about love and family. The film features great performances by young Iqbal S. Manurung as Jaya and the imposing Didi Petet as his dad.
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