Film Information
Year: 2024
Duration: 99
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Synopsis
Set in Borneo, Indonesia, Tale of the Land follows May, a Dayak girl who lost her parents in a violent conflict over her ancestral lands. Rescued by her grandfather, Tuha, she now lives in a makeshift floating house, far from the shore. Traumatized by past events, May suffers from a mysterious condition that causes her to faint whenever she sets foot on solid ground—prompting the villagers to label her “cursed.”
Director
Loeloe Hendra (1987) is an Indonesian filmmaker who pursued a Bachelor in Film and Television and a master’s degree in Indonesian’s Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta. His short film Onomastika (2014) won Best Short Film at the Festival Film Indonesia and screened in competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2024, Hendra made his feature-length directorial debut with Tale of the Land (2024), which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Award.
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