Top Cast
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Sekar Sari
Sekar
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Christine Hakim
Sekar's Mother
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Marthino Lio
Silversmith
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Joanna Dyah
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Nadia Megarani
Overview
Sekar is a blind woman who makes her mother's batik her whole world. Until Sekar met a silversmith who made batik motifs for her. The man brought batik to life in another way.
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