Drama
Denias lives at the foot of Jayawijaya Mountains. He goes to school in a cottage on the hill run by Pak Guru (or Teacher), who comes from Java. Pak Guru convinces Denias to continue his education because he believes that the boy is clever and could become a mathematician. Maleo the soldier also encourages Denias to go across the mountain where a good school lies. Then Denias goes on a 10-day expedition to find the school all by himself. His sleeping bag washes away in the river and he also passes out of exhaustion. Then he has to struggle to be accepted in the school as the Freeport Company that owns it, only allows children of the chiefs or the nearest tribes to be admitted.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
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Requiem from Java
Blood Oath
Gold
Kuldesak
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Mist of Purple Silk
Harun
Rituals
Daly City
UDIN
Paper Boats 2
Anchoring
Costume
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IMDB 0 | May , 2018
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2025
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IMDB 6 | Dec , 2014
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IMDB 9 | Nov , 2021
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IMDB 5.4 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 9 | Dec , 2022
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IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 2006
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IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 1990
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 2016
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IMDB 6 | Nov , 1998
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IMDB 4 | Sep , 2021
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1979
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2025
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
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IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 2012
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2020
A young seaman who is being hit by various problems related to his rights as a worker in private shipping company.Costume
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2015
A Malaysian eats at an Indonesian food court in Jakarta during times of confrontation & disputes between the two countries.