Other than her hugely popular shows at one of Bali’s favourite gay bars, life isn’t exactly going to plan for trans performer Bulan. After meeting aspiring filmmaker Lily, however, Bulan starts to address her pain and anger. The result is both shocking and cathartic.
A young man brings his girlfriend to work on a cargo ship with him, as a cleaning worker. They both hope the work is temporary, since their goal is to work abroad, desperate for a better life. But, they don’t realize by the time they reach the ship, they have entered a hell that floats on the sea.
Explores the complex intersection of beauty, power, and tradition in 1950s Indonesia through a triangle of desire and mysticism: Adista, a wealthy woman who masters the esoteric art of attraction through kantil flowers; Citresa, a breathtakingly beautiful bedoyo dancer born beneath a kantil tree;...
