It is a legend, shaped by a prolonged of economic crisis, in a country that once was, and its name is Indonesia. Sukab is a dog thief whose family has also become dogs. Sukab targeted dogs wherever he could, hunting down dogs that let their guard down, and would never have guessed how his fate would end up as a dish for a family.
Rio
Rio Sudiro has been living with HIV from his birth, and both his parents have died of AIDS. Rio’s father passed away while he was still in his mother’s womb and his mother has recently passed away a year ago. After his mother died, Rio was taken care of by his grandmother. They live by selling fried food in front of the house and also have other stalls in the neighbourhood reselling their fried food.
Hari, a young psychologist and his sister Eka, goes back to their village for the funeral of their estranged mother who committed suicide by hanging. There they are confronted with the superstitious beliefs of the locals which is behind their mother’s death.
Gilang Kecil
Village Chief, found the corpses of the villagers who were eaten by Zombies, Man Eaters. The police, as well as villagers are moving to solve this case, why does the village head seem to be blocking him? Who exactly is he trying to protect even though the number of victims continues to grow?
Dhimas
Sri (27) has always been so strong in her life. Every day she never stops working, moving, she doesn’t want to give up and die easily, she does all of that for her husband and child. Until that night on Eid al-Fitr, she gets into something she never imagined and lost what she has worked hard for, but Sri never gives up and finds another way for the better.
Suleman
The news of death is a part of the trade for Harjo, an old man who lives by selling coffins. One issue stalled his long preparation for his own demise, which actually would lead him to the start of another journey.
Bagong
Bagong became a hit-and-run victim. Fantar, his friend, can't believe that Bagong died. This makes Bagong spirits return to the real world. They both also tried to find hit-and-run perpetrators.
Supporting Cast
A Javanese royal and half-Dutch woman fall in love as Indonesia rises to independence from colonial rule.
Juno Kecil
Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men shape their feminine appearance and movement. The sensuality and sexuality that came from the dance, mixed with the violent sociopolitical Indonesian environment, forces Juno to move from village to village.
Har
Indonesia 1998, Har, a lonesome boy, waiting for his mother who works as a domestic worker in Hong Kong coming back home in a few days. Har life with his jobless father who busy helping the village authorities preparing the first electricity installation in his village. Meanwhile, far from Har village, the big thing happening: chaotic people all around the Capital to depose the dictator president in the era.
Dipa
The Gejog mythology has been flourished mostly among amongst the Javanese. This myth is believed as the spirit army of Nyai Roro Kidul, searching for tumbal, or victims, to be turned into spirits of the abdi dalem. Dipa, a 10-year-old child who lives in one of the villages in Java, is always overshadowed by the appearance of Gejog itself. Dipa is curious with how the spirit army looks like.
