Dennise Sihombing

Michelle is the second child and first daughter in a Mongondow family that migrated to Java long ago. After decades of running a family restaurant serving Manado cuisine, her mother announces that she wants to return to the village and pass the restaurant on to one of her children. Michelle, who has led the family most responsibly in keeping with the customs of Mongondow women, learns that her mother intends to give it to Peter, her older brother. As both feel entitled to succeed her, the friction between custom and gender norms leads Michelle to a discovery about her mother's past.

Nugra found his friend committing suicide in an unnatural way. Then he found something strange on his friend's hard disk that was related to his death.

Mr. Lukas, a deaf traveling tailor in a small village, unintentionally receives a wrong delivery from one of his customers, Mrs. Siti. Wanting to return the item a piece of intimate clothing he is spotted by Mrs. Siti's neighbor, who misinterprets his intentions. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly spirals into suspicion and public humiliation. As gossip spreads, Mr. Lukas becomes the target of harsh accusations, unable to defend himself against the villagers’ judgment due to his disability. In a world that claims to be understanding, he learns how easily silence can be mistaken for guilt.