Chasing the Sun (2004)
Original title: Mengejar Matahari
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Friendship is every passing second; is living... is running
Mengejar Matahari is a coming of age tale of four childhood friends in a Jakarta ghetto whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood. They share a nightly ritual, "chasing the sun" (mengejar matahari), where they race through the ghetto, symbolically chasing their future. Their friendship becomes strained when Ardi and Damar fall in love with Apin's niece, Rara, just as a neighborhood bully is released from jail and seeks revenge. The film is both about the strength of friendship and a metaphor for the durability of the Indonesian archipelago.
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Winky WiryawanArdi
Fauzi BaadilaDamar
Udjo Project PopApin
Fedi NurilNinoArif RifanArdi's father
Nungki KusumastutiIbu ArdiAde HabibieObetArief RivanBapak Ardi
Agni PratisthaRara
Ayu Dyah PashaIbu DamarAgung PrabowoApin Kecil
Irshadi BagasArdi kecilMovie DNA
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What is Chasing the Sun about?
Mengejar Matahari is a coming of age tale of four childhood friends in a Jakarta ghetto whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood. They share a nightly ritual, "chasing the sun" (mengejar matahari), where they race through the ghetto, symbolically chasing their future. Their friendship becomes strained when Ardi and Damar fall in love with Apin's niece, Rara, just as a neighborhood bully is released from jail and seeks revenge. The film is both about the strength of friendship and a metaphor for the durability of the Indonesian archipelago.
How long is Chasing the Sun?
Chasing the Sun has a runtime of 86 minutes.