A Day Apart on the Seventeenth

Dawn breaks on the 17th of August, and Laksmi prepares for a celebration of the Indonesian independence day. As she embarks on her preparations, she experiences visitations by familiar faces from her past, reminding her of the folly of nostalgia in a post-colonial world.

Cast

Liza Carmila

as Laksmi

Dwi Riana

as Rina

Emir Sulaikan

as Adam

Eka Yulianti

as Mpok

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