Samsara
- Released on
- Runtime
- 80 mins
Samsara follows the story a man from an impoverished family who is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. He strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth but in the process, curses his wife and child into suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this is a universal narrative about the insatiable hunger to be what one is not, and the boundaries one is prepared to breach to realize this.
Samsara follows the story a man from an impoverished family who is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. He strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth but in the process, curses his wife and child into suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this is a universal narrative about the insatiable hunger to be what one is not, and the boundaries one is prepared to breach to realize this.
Cast
- Ario Bayu
- Juliet Widyasari Burnett
- Gus Bang Sada
- Siko Setyanto
- Valentine Payen
- Alit Aryani Willems
- I Wayan Wira Kusuma
- Cok Sawitri
- Ni Ketut Arini
Director
- Garin Nugroho
Producers
- Gita Fara
- Aldo Swastia
