Samsara
Samsara follows the story a man from an impoverished family who is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. He strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth but in the process, curses his wife and child into suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this is a universal narrative about the insatiable hunger to be what one is not, and the boundaries one is prepared to breach to realize this.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Indonesia
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Studio: Cineria Films, Garin Workshop, Lynx Films, Silur Barong Co., Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset dan Teknologi RI, Yayasan Puri Kauhan Ubud
- Keyword: dance, black and white, silent film, cine-concert
- Director: Garin Nugroho
- Cast: Ario Bayu, Juliet Widyasari Burnett, Gus Bang Sada, Siko Setyanto, Valentine Payen, Alit Aryani Willems