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Ancient Soul

2021 1h 33m Drama List
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Yono, or Mbah Jhiwo (Ancient Soul), is one of the miners who carry large sulfur rocks up the side of the Kawah Ijen crater every day. One morning, his wife unexpectedly leaves the family home, changing a routine where time had seemed to stop. Since then, trapped like Sisyphus in an eternal task and guided by his faith in getting her back, Yono will confront similar events which will transform their aspect as his beliefs change from animism, to Islam, and to capitalism. An ethno-fictional film that explores otherness and questions the myth of progress in the neo-colonial reality of the islands of the South Seas.

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Synopsis Yono, or Mbah Jhiwo (Ancient Soul), is one of the miners who carry large sulfur rocks up the side of the Kawah Ijen crater every day. One morning, his wife unexpectedly leaves the family home, changing a routine where time had seemed to stop. Since then, trapped like Sisyphus in an eternal task and guided by his faith in getting her back, Yono will confront similar events which will transform their aspect as his beliefs change from animism, to Islam, and to capitalism. An ethno-fictional film that explores otherness and questions the myth of progress in the neo-colonial reality of the islands of the South Seas.
Director
Álvaro Gurrea
Producer
Rocío Mesa
Screenwriter
Álvaro Gurrea
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2021
Runtime
1h 33m