Sang Karsa Jaya Film

Weaving together interviews with political prisoners detained after the 1965 anti-communist purge in Indonesia with footage from an unmade film about romance between communist cadres, this multifaceted docufiction assemblage interrogates the historical limits of an eternal sentiment.

When the plague attacked the Kalianget area of North Bali, many people became victims. The Regent of the Kalianget Saunggaling kingdom found a small child named Jayaprana and took him to the castle. The adult Jayaprana was ordered by the King to marry immediately. He met a beautiful girl named Sekarsari, the daughter of the village head of Sekar. This meeting was pleasant and they decided to get married. On the day of the wedding, King Kalianget was surprised to see Sekarsari's figure. There is a power that makes him fall in love. A love that cannot be suppressed, drifts into disrupting his work as King, neglecting important royal affairs. Royal officials are looking for a solution. One of the remedies to restore the King's condition was to make Sekarsari his wife.