WIJI Thukul sits alone, lost in thought in his room on the outskirts of Pontianak in West Kalimantan, far from home. He does not know how his colleagues in Java have fared. He has lost contact with his friends from the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and the People's Arts Network (Jaker). All are hiding out wherever they can, with security forces on their trail.

In the film Istirahatlah Kata-Kata (Solo, Solitude), Gunawan Maryanto is spot on in hi