Arswendi Nasution – MRQE

Autobiography

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

With his father in prison and his brother abroad for work, young Rakib works as the lone housekeeper in an empty mansion belonging to Purna, a retired general whose family Rakibs clan have served for centuries in a rural Indonesian town. After Purna returns home to start his mayoral election campaign, Rakib bonds with the older man, who becomes a close mentor and father figure, and finds his calling as Purnas assistant in work and life. When Purnas election poster is found vandalised one day, Rakib doesnt hesitate to track down the culprit, kicking off an escalating chain of violence.

Eliana, Eliana

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Five years earlier, Eliana flees her home in Padang when her parents want to marry her off. Now her mother pays her a surprise visit.

Pengabdi Setan

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After the death of Rini’s mother, something is disturbing her family.

Istirahatlah kata-kata

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Suharto regime has been holding power in Indonesia for over 30 years, shutting down democracy time and time again. Highly critical of the regime and unafraid to speak his mind, Wiji Thukul is a poet whose words are often yelled proudly by the crowd during political protests. When riots break out in Jakarta in 1996, he and a few other activists are accused to be responsible. Forced to flee, Wiji escapes to Pontianak in Borneo where he hides for eight months, sometimes living with complete strangers. There, he has to change his identity several times, but continues to write poetry and short stories under a pen name. In the meantime, in Solo, central Java, his wife, Sipon, lives with their two children under constant surveillance. In May 1998, Wiji Thukul is declared missing, a month before Suharto is deposed by his own people.

Nana (2022/II)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set against Indonesias turbulent post-independence years in the 1960s, the story revolves around the domestic life of a woman whose personal life has been completely overturned by the political turmoil.

Dead Time

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A police and a journalist uncover series of murders that lead into one problem: A treasure many parties were fighting for and caused many casualties.