Samsara
Darta, 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, silurbarong.co, Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset dan Teknologi RI, Yayasan Puri Kauhan Ubud
- Keyword: dance, orchestra, black and white, silent film, balinese dancer, balinese culture, maestro, traditional dance, bali, indonesia, cine-concert
- Director: Garin Nugroho
- Cast: Ario Bayu, Juliet Burnett, Gus Bang Sada, I Wayan Wira Kusuma, Valentine Payen, Siko Setyanto