In the Absence of the Sun

Jun 19, 2014

1h 34m

★ 7.3

There's No Place for Us Here.

Overview

A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Soda Machine Films

Kepompong Gendut

In the Absence of the Sun Trailers

Cast

Anggia

Adinia Wirasti

Indri

Ina Panggabean

Ci Surya

Dayu Wijanto

Naomi

Marissa Anita

Sofia

Dira Sugandi

Faisal

Trisa Triandesa

Lone Star Waiter

Aming Sugandhi

Anggia's Aunt

Lina Marpaung

Anggia's Mother

Rosty Marintan

Sofia's Husband

Mayk Wongkar

Davit

Paul Agusta

Cing-Cing

Stefanny Marcelina Sugiharto

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

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