Set during an election year in Indonesia, Heni is a legislative council candidate in the middle of making a campaign video about a slum area on the outskirts of Jakarta. In the video, Heni will gift a house to Satinah, an old widow, whom Heni objectifies just as a poor and miserable low-class citizen. Satinah’s inability to fake cry according to the needs of the video frustrates Heni and makes her try every possible way to make Satinah cry naturally.
Deo Mahameru is a filmmaker based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Deo started his career with the short films Calon (2015), and The Nameless Boy (2017), where the films were selected at several festivals including, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, and FFD Jogja.
After graduating from Busan Asian Film School, Deo continued working as a screenwriter. Together with IDN Pictures, Deo wrote the film 'Inang' where the film competed at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Deo also co-wrote 'Stone Turtle', a film co-produced by Malaysia and Indonesia.
