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Elinah (14 years old) is seven months pregnant and learning to be a stay at home wife. While living with her much older husband in a foreign city far away from her village, Elinah often chatted with the baby in her tummy to fight boredom and loneliness. In the midst of an annoying day, Elinah and her baby decide to go home, to each of their respective homes.

Indonesia 1998, Har, a lonesome boy, waiting for his mother who works as a domestic worker in Hong Kong coming back home in a few days. Har life with his jobless father who busy helping the village authorities preparing the first electricity installation in his village. Meanwhile, far from Har village, the big thing happening: chaotic people all around the Capital to depose the dictator president in the era.

Four women, four cities, four unflinching stories—this powerful omnibus film weaves together the struggles of women across Indonesia, from a midwife battling corruption to a teenager caught in betrayal, a mother fighting for her child, and a widow facing the harsh truth of survival.

A quirky yet insecure 17-year-old girl named Maria V., who’s raised in a Catholic family and school, always masturbates before she goes to sleep. One day, her school arranges a church camp, in which requires all of its students to pray and spend the night together in a secluded place. A few days before the camp, Maria V. finds out that she has to share her room with a fellow student, Maria P. - the smartest, most beautiful and religious girl in her school. To save her pride, Maria V. struggles to fall asleep that night without having to masturbate.

Grady (12 years old) is an indigo child with the ability to heal illnesses. This talent is a blessing that Grady gladly uses. He enjoys helping those in need. Because of this, he never asks for anything in return. Perhaps that's why he doesn't want to become a doctor. In addition to helping others, Grady also has another very important mission: he dreams of helping to heal the Earth by planting many trees.