Dion is often left behind by her mother, Astari. The 11-year-old Dion falls in love with Gaza, a laundry company employee who often sends clothes to her home. Dion tries to get Gaza’s love by showering him with attention, such as a surprise on his birthday. Gaza has just broken up with his girlfriend, Nayla, who is cheating on him so gradually, Gaza falls in love with Dion. But their age difference of more than 20 years makes Gaza feel guilty.
Apin Kecil
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.
