A portrait of 2010s Jakarta — chaotic, but beautiful. The film captures the city at night with visuals that feel both stunning and restless, while hinting at the darker secrets hidden beneath the surface. We see it all through the perspectives of three main female characters, whose intertwined problems collide over the course of one melancholic night that ends up changing their lives. I’m honestly still speechless that an Indonesian film can pull off a tone like this. Lucky Kuswandi is freaking great. I started watching it planning to just check out a bit before going to sleep, but I got more and more hooked as it went on — and yeah, I ended up watching the whole thing.

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In the Absence of the Sun
"There's No Place for Us Here."
2014 • 1h 34m • ★ 7.3 (10 votes) Released
A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.
Director
Lucky Kuswandi
Writer
Lucky Kuswandi
Writer
Ucu Agustin
Rating
7.3
Runtime
94 min
Production
Soda Machine Films
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Keywords
melancholyone nightmodernisationintimacyjakarta2010srelaxedthe lonelessgirls' love (gl)hidden loveurban alienation








