Cry Justice

Slamet Rahardjo projects Marsinah's spirit on the silver screen. Released this week, the movie Marsinah looks more at Marsinah from Mutiari's perspective, the alleged mastermind behind the murder, than from a biographical one. How does Slamet show the torture scene? What do the suspects think about themselves in the movie? Was it true that Marsinah was violated with a wooden stick and wasn't shot with a gun? And why does Minister of Manpower & Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea feel that it's better if the showing of the movie is postponed? Read TEMPO's report, complete witha reconstruction of the death of the labor activist, who's now become an icon for the struggle of Indonesian workers.

April 23, 2002

Marsinah (Cry Justice)
Director :Slamet Rahardjo Djarot
Scenario :Agung Bawantara, Karsono Hadi, Tri Rahardjo, Slamet Rahardjo, Eros Djarot
Actors :Megarita (Marsinah), Diah Arum (Mutiari)
Producer :PT Gedam Sinemuda Production

ABRIEF live picture, a muffled scream, a quick death. Marsinah appears so quickly in these scenes, one after another, pushed against other pictures. She appeared suddenly, with great enthusiasm to fight for a wage increase:

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