Dilan 1983: Wo Ai Ni (2024) Movie Script
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DILI, EAST TIMOR
Do you still want to go back to Bandung?
Yes.
I feel really sad.
If my dad gets stationed in Timor again,
I will go along with him.
Okay.
Don't be sad, Lopez.
Don't forget about Timor, okay?
Of course not.
I won't forget about Timor.
I love Timor.
Later, I will share the history of Timor.
Thank you, Dilan.
Send my greetings to everyone in Bandung.
Send my regards to Xanana Gusmao.
Send my regards to President Suharto.
- How long did you stay in East Timor?
- Two years, sir.
- That's quite a long time.
- Yes.
Which one do you prefer,
East Timor or West Java?
It's more or less the same.
The president is still Suharto.
- Ma'am.
- Yeah.
Ma'am!
They're here!
Ida!
- Ma'am.
- Diah!
- How are you?
- All good.
- Take our stuff from the trunk.
- Yes.
Landin, Banar, Mom is here!
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
The Timor boy is here!
Favor ida.
Why did you call me Ida?
Favor ida means "please"
in the East Timor language.
Please what?
What does that mean?
Please help carry the luggage.
Oh, you!
Two years in East Timur,
you're already bossing your sister around!
- Ida!
- Yes, Mom?
- Mom!
- Hey!
- Where's Dad?
- He's in Karawang.
- Why didn't he come with you?
- He still has some things to do.
Come on, dear.
Lan! Persib lost.
- Against who?
- PSMS.
- The referee sucks.
- Why are you blaming the referee?
Where are we?
Why are you here?
You're in Bandung!
- Banar, come help Mom!
- Dilan, you're finally home!
Banar!
Why isn't Banar helping you?
He went to his room. He said he's sleepy.
You go ahead and get some sleep too.
You have school tomorrow.
Right away?
Ida already took care of your transfer
a while ago.
Back to my old school, right?
Yes.
But not Disa. There's a new school nearby.
Go to bed, okay?
In a sec, Mom.
Kids, time to get off. We're here.
- We're here. Let's go.
- Go.
Here's the money, sir.
Yes? Come in!
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
- Dilan.
- Dilan.
- It's you, Lan.
- I'm sorry I'm late, ma'am.
It's okay.
Go find an empty seat.
Lan, sit here!
Sorry, this is Atikah's seat.
- Who's Atikah?
- The one writing on the board.
I want to sit here.
Dilan, that's Atikah's seat.
Yes, ma'am.
Lan, sit over here!
Come on, now, boys. Be quiet.
Yes, ma'am.
Are you okay if I leave you alone?
What are you doing?
Hooray! Dilan's back!
Who's that girl in the front seat?
- She's new here.
- New?
Around six months.
She's pretty.
- She's Chinese, isn't she?
- Yes.
What's her name?
- Mei Lien Marry Oie.
- What?
Say it again.
- Mei
- Yes.
Lien
Marry
Oie.
Mei Lien Marry Oie.
- I'm finished, ma'am.
- Thank you, Atikah.
Who is he?
Dilan.
- Kids
- He's weird.
before today's lesson ends,
I want Dilan to come forward
and introduce himself.
Ma'am, why should I?
Everyone knows who I am.
You can reintroduce yourself.
You can tell us why you went
to East Timor. Come on.
Peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Dilan.
I'm not a new student here.
The new kid here is Mei Lien Marry Oie.
At first, I wanted to sit next to her.
But she didn't want me to.
Quiet down. Dilan,
why are you talking about Mei Lien?
It's more fun talking about her
than myself.
- Talk about yourself.
- Okay, ma'am.
For your information, I love Bruce Lee.
I also love Chen Lung.
I also love Liem Swie King,
the badminton player.
I also love Rudy Hartono.
The world is fun with Bruce Lee
and Chen Lung in it.
Indonesia's badminton team also won
because of Rudy Hartono
and Liem Swie King, right?
All in all, I love everyone who's Chinese.
Where are you going?
Let's go to the canteen!
- Nice! Let's go!
- Let's go!
Lan, you stayed in East Timor
for nearly two years, right?
Yes.
I've been gone for two years
and you guys are still like this.
What do you mean?
You haven't changed one bit.
You're all still boys.
If that were the case,
Nanang would be Neneng.
- Neneng!
- And Agus will be Mrs. Agus!
Dilan.
What?
What is it?
Did you know, I'm the class president now.
So what?
So that you'll do as I say, what else?
Yes, I will.
- I feel bad for Mei Lien earlier.
- Why?
You made fun of her!
I didn't make fun of her,
- I was being serious. Right?
- Yes.
Bulan! Hi!
- Wati.
- Dilan.
- Give me some money.
- I knew it.
We just met and you already ask for money.
I haven't done this in two years.
First time we meet,
and it's straight to money.
Dilan, Wati, I'll be over there, okay?
Yes, bye!
- Wati. Are you in class 5-B now?
- Yes.
- Have you been to Grandpa's house?
- Later, after school.
Anyway, where's the money?
- I thought you forgot.
- Give me some.
I don't have any,
I used it all to treat them.
- Right?
- Yes, right!
Cheapskate!
Come back when I'm nice.
Do you want it spicy? One to go?
- Kids! Come and get it!
- That's my dad!
- See you guys later!
- Bye!
Lan. What is it?
Nothing. Let's go!
Mei Lien's parents always pick her up?
Her dad does sometimes.
Her dad?
He owns the jewelry store
in Kosambi, right?
- Yes.
- Is her dad a guy?
Of course!
I couldn't see him clearly.
He was in the car!
- Grandpa!
- Dilan!
- Dilan, you're back!
- Yes, Grandpa.
Wait, where's your greeting?
- Peace be upon you, Grandpa!
- And peace be upon you.
- When did you get back from
- East Timor.
Yes.
Yesterday, Grandpa.
- With your mom?
- Yes.
- Your dad as well?
- He's in Karawang now.
I'm glad to hear that.
Here, it's from Mom.
Is this a souvenir from East Timor?
This is a souvenir from our home, Grandpa.
Okay. Come in, Dilan.
- Grandpa.
- Yes, Lan?
Do you miss Grandma?
Of course I do.
But, God willing,
she's already content in Heaven.
- Amen.
- Amen.
But have you ever forgotten about her?
If I keep remembering her,
I can be sad.
The one I remember now is God.
Remembering God does not mean
that I forget about her.
I remember God to pray to Him
so that she will rest peacefully
at His side.
- Amen.
- Amen.
You're smart, Grandpa.
Of course, just like my grandson!
Goal!
I'll show you a real goalkeeper!
- Goal!
- Where's the ball?
This is how a goalkeeper should be!
Come on.
Nang!
Lan!
Goal!
We're done playing!
Let's play.
- Sure.
- Let's hang at the neighborhood watch.
Sure.
Bring a guitar, okay?
Yes, I'll get it from my house. Okay.
- Let's wash our feet first.
- Let's go.
My friends are all nice
- Mei Lien is so aloof, isn't she?
- Yes.
Gigin likes her.
- Who's Gigin?
- He's in the sixth grade.
He's a soldier's son, just like you.
Hey, Mei Lien likes Furqon!
I often see Mei Lien and Atikah
talk to Furqon in class.
That's because he's smart.
He's top of the class!
I'm sure Mei Lien likes him.
You like her too?
What do you think?
- You do!
- He likes her!
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
Doesn't take a bath
Doesn't take a bath
Doesn't take a bath
Doesn't take a bath
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
I know
that the news about Petrus killings
makes you all anxious.
People have different opinions about this.
But I don't think
there's anything we can do
other than being cautious
and staying calm.
They say thugs are murdered and shot.
And they put them in a sack.
Who's the perpetrator, Mom?
We can't be sure.
The government must know.
How could they let this happen?
Have the police arrived yet?
What is that, sir?
A thug, killed and put in a sack.
Does Dad know?
He was with us in East Timor,
I'm sure he just found out.
What time is it?
Peace be upon you.
Which one of you is Mei Lien?
You must be Atikah.
I'm Furqon!
Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot.
You pretended to forget, huh?
I only remember God.
You remember God until you forgot to pray.
I seek forgiveness from Allah.
Remembering God means we have
to follow His commands.
Sure.
Goodness!
Rise!
Greetings!
Peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
Good morning, everyone.
Good morning, ma'am.
You may sit down.
Please submit your homework.
- Ma'am.
- Yes?
I left my homework at home.
How did that happen?
- Remember to bring it with you next time.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Ma'am.
- Yes?
Homework work for home, right?
Yes, and?
So why should we bring it to school?
He's crazy.
Why don't you ask your mother about it?
Come on, bring your homework to the front.
Excuse me.
Come on.
- Bulan, see you later!
- See you!
Kids, come take a look.
Gin, Dilan's here.
All right. I'll get going, Gin.
Damn it.
What is it?
So, you're Dilan?
Yes. What's up?
Nothing. I just want to check something.
Check what?
You dare talk back to me?
No.
Why should we fight anyway?
You want to fight?
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
Bi.
Dilan, what happened to your face?
- I got into a fight.
- Good Lord.
Where's Disa?
She's taking a nap.
I just picked her up from school.
Let me put some ointment on that.
Sure.
Kids these days.
That's your mom. Hold on a sec.
Okay.
What happened?
I got into a fight, Mom.
And why did you get into a fight?
They hit me first, Mom.
All right.
You'll recite the Qur'an this afternoon.
Yes, Mom.
Dika, who's their leader anyway?
- Gigin. This is about yesterday, right?
- Yes.
He's the one who fought me?
That was Anhar.
They like to pick on others.
Sound the drum!
I'll do it!
Nice.
- Come on, Lan.
- Hit it hard, Lan.
Hey, hit it properly!
- Yes.
- He's always mad.
Who's that?
Mr. Musron.
The grumpy Mr. Musron.
Enough!
Goodness!
Before we finish, are there any questions?
- Grandpa.
- Yes?
Is it true that
we have to find knowledge as far as China?
Many religious leaders
claim that there's a hadith about it.
But the rest claim that
the hadith is weak.
But here's the thing. As Muslims,
we have to find knowledge
as far as we can.
If it's necessary,
you might as well go to China.
But what if China comes to us?
Can we learn directly from it?
"Look at what the person said,
but don't look at who said it."
If it's good for you, follow it.
If it's bad for you, don't.
You must be talking about Mei Lien.
Now, let me ask you.
What's wrong with you two?
Dilan. Anhar.
Gigin told me to do it.
If he asked you to do something bad,
then don't do it!
Come on, now.
Yes, ma'am.
Now, apologize to each other.
Shake hands!
I'm sorry.
Me too.
Good!
Dilan, tuck your shirt in.
Into my bag?
Into your pants!
Eja!
They're getting closer.
Here.
Is somebody jealous?
I think they are.
You, of course! Why'd you even ask?
Me?
Well, are you jealous?
Tonight, probably.
Amen.
Just kick me while I'm down, will you?
Hey.
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
Dad!
- Who are you?
- Dilan.
- Who is your God?
- Allah.
- Who is your prophet?
- Rasulullah.
- Who's your mom?
- Bunda.
- Who's your dad?
- You.
Did you have a fight?
- A small one.
- Did you win or lose?
You're charcoal if you win,
ash if you lose.
Good.
There's no point in fighting.
But, Dad, you can use charcoal
as fuel to start a fire.
Whereas you can use ash
to wash the dishes.
They're both useful.
Charcoal and ash are just terms.
If someone wins, he becomes charcoal.
If he loses, he becomes ash.
That means both of them lose.
But, Dad, when Muhammad Ali won a fight,
he got a reward.
Let's not argue, okay?
- Go to sleep.
- Okay, Dad.
The people of Bandung
don't need to worry about floods.
Why, dear?
Because there's a boat.
Now, it's still upside down.
But when we need it, we can just flip it.
Tangkuban Perahu?
Ida. How's your boyfriend?
He's doing Student Study Service.
What semester are you in?
Second semester.
Do you know, IKIP is awesome.
The students are also awesome.
Like who?
Like me! Who else? Me!
- Where should we eat?
- A Chinese restaurant, Mom.
Why?
No reason.
Or should we just eat at home?
Again with your cooking.
Because we should be
- Istighfar!
- Economical!
All right.
- You like Mandarin now?
- Yes, Dad.
He also likes Khong Guan now.
He also said that we came
from the Yunnan Plateau.
We came to Indonesia using a boat
through the Mekong River.
That's true.
See? I was right.
Our ancestors were sailors.
We came here using a boat.
- So we're settlers. I'm right.
- You're right.
Amazing. Your knowledge of the world
has improved significantly.
It's all because of me!
I always buy them books.
I subscribe to magazines. Tempo magazine,
Panji Masyarakat, Bobo, everything!
By reading a lot, you'll know a whole lot.
We won't know a lot of things,
but we'll have a lot of magazines.
Buy some books, sir.
- Where are we eating, Mom?
- There.
Warung Nasi Rames.
Mom, are we getting more books?
Yes, the books are great.
But first, we'll eat,
so we won't be sleepy when we're reading.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Are we going to eat here, Mom?
Yes. It's economical.
Come on.
Here's your food, sir.
Just like Disa said,
we have to recite Istighfar.
See?
Reciting Istighfar is an obligation,
but we also have to be economical.
Sure thing.
Enjoy your meal.
- Peace be upon you, Bi.
- And peace be upon you.
Where are you going?
Rancacili, Mom.
I'll meet up with some friends.
- You'll recite Qur'an this afternoon.
- Yes, Mom.
Mom, can you take this?
Oh, you.
I'll make it up to you!
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
- Bi!
- Aren't you tired?
Let's go! Are we still going?
Of course, we've been waiting for you.
Wait, Agus isn't here yet.
- Where is he anyway?
- There he is!
Gus! Let's go!
Let's go!
Faster!
What is it?
What are they doing?
It's the Porkas.
- They're gambling, aren't they?
- Yes.
Should we get some too?
I said they're gambling.
No, Fajar, it's haram! Doing it is a sin!
Right? Anyway, let's go.
Sinners!
Lan.
I heard those are the graves
of the Petrus killing's victims.
You can't point at graves!
Lick your finger!
Where'd you even get that?
I don't know, ask Fajar.
What's forbidden is licking a grave.
We can't possibly do that, right?
What?
People say the victims are put in a sack.
Gosh, stop it.
Anyway, let's stop talking about them.
I feel bad for them.
Let's go.
- Peace be upon you, people of this abode.
- Peace be upon you.
Gosh!
What's wrong?
Should we go up there?
Sure.
- Let's go.
- Let's go.
Gus.
Thank you, Gus.
What's this?
Oh, that?
That's an offering,
they put the Porkas number on it.
Don't do that!
- There's a banana!
- Yeah.
- For gambling?
- Yes.
- Let's take the banana.
- Don't!
They say that the banana
is for spirits. That's what I heard.
It belongs to someone, right?
Let's go. Let's keep going.
Later, I want to call Mei Lien
"Marry" instead.
Why?
So that it will be different.
I want her to know
I'm the one who called her.
So will I.
No!
She'll be disappointed
when she finds out it was you.
She'll say, "Who's this ugly boy?"
Shut up!
- But she's kind of aloof.
- Yes.
I think it's okay to be aloof
as long as she's pretty.
What's not okay
is to be both aloof and ugly.
- Yes, she's pretty.
- Right?
Hey! Get down here!
Who's that?
- Why?
- Get down!
- Lan
- Let's get down.
Come on, Gus.
What is it?
Where did you guys come from?
- What's your deal?
- This is our hangout spot.
This is a public space.
You dare talk back to me?
- No, I'm simply answering you.
- Where are you from?
Indonesia.
No! You're a monkey's son!
What did you say?
Let's fight, you bastard!
Sure!
Let go off my leg!
Goodness!
- Enough!
- Don't fight!
Don't forget to water the plants, Bi.
Yes, ma'am.
They need water, just like us.
- Dilan?
- Yes, Mom?
Carry on, Bi.
What happened to you?
I got into a fight, Mom.
With who?
The Rancacili kids.
Why did you fight?
They insulted you.
- How?
- They said I'm the son of a monkey!
- That makes me a monkey!
- Yes!
All right.
I will tend your wounds.
Thanks for standing up for me.
- Peace be upon you, Grandpa.
- And peace be upon you.
Dilan.
Yes, Grandpa. Here, it's from Mom.
- Tell her I said thank you.
- I will, Grandpa.
Wait.
What happened to your face?
I got into a fight.
You keep getting into fights!
They started it, Grandpa!
Besides, you were also in a fight
with the Dutch back then, right?
Dad is also in a war with Xanana Gusmao.
Well, yes, but it's better
to keep the peace.
Yes, Grandpa.
- Anyway, I'll get going.
- Take care, okay?
Yes, Grandpa.
- Don't get into another fight.
- Okay.
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
Remember, all ummah
Let's pray Maghrib together
Hey!
Gosh! Move!
Move!
Don't mess around here!
Remember, all ummah
Let's pray Maghrib together
Al-Fatihah.
Lan, where are you going?
In the name of God,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Amen.
Amen.
- Help!
- Goodness! Hey!
Help!
Go take a look!
Let's check it out!
Grandpa, help!
- Gus, who's inside?
- I don't know.
Hey! Help me! Kids!
Who locked me in? Was it you?
- Mr. Musron.
- No!
- You?
- No.
- You?
- No!
What if I ran out of breath in there?
I have asthma!
It's unjust! Do you understand?
Where's Dilan?
Then what did he say?
He was furious you weren't there!
You didn't take responsibility.
Hey, Dilan. Did you fight again?
Where's Marry?
Who's Marry?
- Mei Lien.
- Why did you call her Marry?
Dilan calls her Marry.
Marry, woof, woof, woof
Come here, woof, woof, woof
It's supposed to be Heli!
Dilan? You're the one
who locked in Mr. Musron?
No, him.
I seek forgiveness from Allah.
Lan, remember, God knows everything.
Goodness!
Who's Mr. Musron?
The one that got locked
inside the mosque's toilet.
- Who did that?
- Him!
- I didn't!
- Poor him.
Lan, give me some money.
Or else I'll tell on you!
I swear, I have no money.
Cheapskate! Let's go, Bulan.
Sir, I'd like to order two.
Nice!
She won't answer.
She will. Marry.
I'd like to ask you something.
Please answer me.
Who do you love most in this world?
I told you she wouldn't answer.
Please, Marry.
I have to know.
God.
Why, Lan?
That's a tough competitor.
My grandpa said we can't go against God.
- She didn't mean it.
- Why?
It's not the right answer.
Kids, attention, please.
Today, we will be reading
a poetry by Chairil Anwar.
Dilan.
Read his poem entitled "I."
Come on, Lan.
"I."
By God.
What? It's by Chairil Anwar!
I'm created by God, ma'am.
"I" is the title of the poem, Dilan.
Ma'am, can I read my own poem?
- Do you have one?
- Yes.
Sure, read it.
"You."
By God.
God is the Almighty.
You love God.
As for me, I love His creation.
Which is you.
I asked for His permission
to love her.
But I haven't gotten an answer.
What does that mean?
Thank you, friends.
Thank you, Dilan.
You may go back to your seat.
Give a round of applause for Dilan!
Look.
Look. Why is Wati close to Marry?
They're not even in the same class.
I don't know.
- Oh. Sure.
- When?
- Wati!
- What?
How much do you want?
- Are you going to give me money?
- How much?
Up to you.
- A hundred rupiahs, then?
- Hooray!
Mei Lien, Atikah, hold on a sec!
- Why are you suddenly nice?
- I'm a nice person.
Tell your friend.
No point in being generous
if you just want to show off!
Just tell her.
- Let's go.
- Let's go, Lan.
- Lan, we want some money too!
- Lan, give us too!
This is for this month.
Thank you! It's been a while
since you joined an arisan.
Yes, I'm happy to join in again.
Everyone misses you.
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
This is my son, Dilan.
- Hi, Dilan! You're so big now!
- Auntie.
Two years in East Timor,
he can already speak Tetum!
What is Tetum?
The language of East Timor.
Do you like learning Tetum?
Yes, I do.
But now, I'm also learning Chinese.
- Chinese?
- Yes, Mom.
So, you like languages,
just like your mom?
My mom likes the language of unity.
Gosh.
- What about you?
- The language of feelings.
Oh, my.
I'm going to my room.
- Oh, you.
- Hey!
Tomorrow, your grandma
from Aceh will come.
- Mak Syik?
- Yes. She will sleep in Banar's room.
- Okay? Banar will sleep with you.
- Okay, Mom.
Not going to the Friday prayer?
- I need to get ready first.
- Okay.
Where will the next arisan be held?
Porkas is lottery gambling
under the guise of a donation.
Although the government legalized it,
Porkas and SDSB are still haram in Islam.
There are a lot of victims.
People look for lottery numbers
at graveyards.
Placing offerings under big trees.
They put eggs, cigars.
In hope that the jinn
will give them a number.
They even ask the mentally troubled.
This is unacceptable.
- What's that?
- What is that?
It's from the offering.
Is that allowed?
Lan, what is it for?
My grandpa.
- Come on.
- Let's go.
Peace be upon you, Bi.
- And peace be upon you.
- Is Wati here?
Wati went to Buah Batu with her sister.
All right, then. I'll get going.
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you. Take care, Dilan.
- Go.
- Peace be upon you.
Peace be upon you. Careful.
Are we going to pass our school?
- Sure!
- Let's go.
Should we pass by Mei Lien's house?
Do you even know where she lives?
I do! Go left!
Careful! Go left!
Let's pedal our bikes
Even though it's raining, we don't care
This is Mei Lien's house?
Yes. She's rich!
Are you going in?
Hold this.
Peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
Who is it?
Dilan.
What do you need?
Send my greetings to Marry.
Sure.
See you later.
Take care of yourself.
- Pocong?
- No.
- What else?
- I don't know!
Peace be upon you. I love you.
Yes.
A mix of Chinese and Arabic.
If Marry and I have a child together,
she will be a Sun-Chi.
- What's that?
- Sundanese-Chinese.
If she marries Agus, it will be different.
- It's going to be Mo-Chi.
- What's that?
Monkey and Chinese!
Wait for me!
Salute the red and white flag!
Indonesia, my homeland
The land where I shed my blood
Right there, I stand
Hey!
Atikah.
- Let's go to the canteen.
- Sure.
- I'm going to the canteen.
- You didn't bring any food?
No, I was in a rush.
Help me stick this on.
Let's go.
- Press it hard.
- Where?
On my back.
What's written there?
- Okay.
- Thank you, Nang.
MEI LIEN'S BODYGUARD
Bodyguard, let's go to the canteen.
Go on ahead. I'm still on the job.
Bodyguard!
Let's go to the toilet.
Bodyguard, Lien?
It's okay! Do it again!
Aceng! Are you peeking?
I
How could you!
What are you doing?
- What's wrong?
- Go! Tell Dilan!
Bodyguard! Mei Lien is crying!
Why?
Aceng peeked under her skirt
using a sharpener with a mirror on it!
Which Aceng?
From class 5-B.
Let's go. Here, sir.
I'll get the change later.
Let's go.
I'm sorry.
What I did was wrong.
You shouldn't have done that!
Yes, you shouldn't have done that!
Apologize to Marry.
I'm sorry, Mei Lien.
She won't forgive you.
Marry.
Forgive him, Marry.
I'm sorry.
Don't do it again. You better watch out.
Now go!
How could you?!
- Dilan!
- Who is it?
It's me!
Come in.
Hey, Dilan.
What was that?
It's Chinese. It means, "What is it?"
Dear God.
Come on, help me tidy up Banar's room.
Mom, can I eat little by little?
Why?
So that it will take a long time.
"Little by little."
You'll turn into a pigeon!
- Do you want that?
- Hooray!
Why are you happy about it?
Ma'am, there's a guest.
Who is it?
Carry on, okay?
Let's go.
Why are you eating like that?
Disa said she wants to be a bird.
This is too long. I'll just be a human.
You're better off as a human.
Mom.
- This is Dilan.
- Auntie.
- You're all grown up.
- So are you.
Which grade are you in?
Which grade am I in, Mom?
You're the one in school.
Shouldn't you know?
You know I'm cool like that, Mom.
So, do you have a dream, son?
My dream is to get married, Auntie.
Oh, my God. Really, this son of yours.
He's my pride.
I'm off, Mom.
- Auntie.
- Where are you off to?
I'm not trying to show off,
but I'm off to the mosque.
- You ended up showing off.
- Oh, right. I forgot.
- I'm off, then. Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
Here, Grandpa.
Where did you get this?
Somewhere far.
From your enemy.
I don't have any enemies.
Of course you do.
This is from your enemy.
He said it was a peace offering.
All right, then.
But you can't smoke, all right?
Okay, Grandpa.
Grandpa, what are your thoughts
on inter-religious marriage?
You're just a kid.
Why are you asking about that already?
Well? What do you think?
- Is that okay?
- Are you getting married or something?
Well, who knows?
You're still a kid.
Sam Poo Kong was Chinese, wasn't he?
Yes, he was Chinese.
He was a master sailor.
And he once landed in Semarang.
That much I know, Grandpa.
I have a friend who lives in Semarang.
Also Chinese. And landed in Bandung.
Well, it is written in the Qur'an.
Which surah, Grandpa?
Surah Al-Mulk, verse 15.
The verse says
"He is the One
Who smoothed out the earth for you,
so move about in its regions
and eat from His provisions."
"And to Him is the resurrection of all."
That is so cool, Grandpa.
Now let's get ready to get to the mosque.
- The adhan is minutes away.
- Okay.
- Dilan.
- What?
Why did you ask my mom about me?
You're in class 5-B.
Why are you friends with Mei Lien?
- What about it?
- I'm just curious, that's all.
You like her, don't you?
Why would I? She's kind of aloof.
That's because you're naughty.
Whatever.
Oh, my God.
Hey! What are you doing?
We're about to pray. Get inside!
Oh, my God.
Come on. Wash up.
As people who are faithful to God,
it is our duty to guard
ourselves and our family
from the tortures of Hell.
The fires of Hell are fueled
by sinners and burning stones. Wait.
Hell is guarded by menacing angels.
- Yes?
- Can I say something to the children?
About them locking me in the toilet.
I see. Sure.
Go ahead.
Consider this a fair warning.
If there's anyone
who dares to lock me in again,
I'm going to report them to the police.
Understand?
Patience, Musron. Patience.
Peace be upon all.
Good morning, Marry.
Atikah.
Here. Need your help with something.
Give this to Mei Lien.
- Why don't you give it yourself?
- I'm shy.
You give it to her.
While you're at it, tell Marry
Mei Lien. Dilan said
HELLISH TORTURE
BEWARE!
THE DOG OWNER IS AGGRESSIVE!
Bleki!
How old are you?
Six. What about you?
Well, not much older.
I'm 70.
Oh, my God.
- You're so old!
- Disa!
- Peace be upon all. I'm home.
- Welcome home.
This is my grandma.
Mak Syik, right?
- Who is this?
- I'm Admiral Cheng Ho, Granny.
This is Dilan, Gran.
Oh, my God. Good God.
How long has it been?
I'm guessing it's been 70 years.
Really? I'm only 17 years old.
You still look young, Granny.
Yes, that's Dilan.
Oh, my God.
Grandpa.
- Why are you greeting me?
- I thought you were an old lady.
You're sitting next to an old man.
Here, greet me.
Auntie.
A murder victim.
Give this back.
The man is suspected to be poisoned.
- Food poisoning from the canteen.
- Dilan.
Here.
- Why did she return it?
- It's against her beliefs.
Done?
Hey there, beauty.
Come on, let's roll.
We'll hang by our spot.
What's up?
Gigin wants to talk to you.
About what?
Gin!
Did you tell the principal
that I told Anhar to fight you?
- No, I didn't.
- What do you mean?
I didn't say anything.
"I"? What?
I didn't say anything.
- Enough.
- Mr. Danu is here.
- Mr. Danu is coming.
- Watch it, you.
- What's going on?
- Nothing, sir.
All right. Go home, all of you.
Right away, sir.
- Let's go.
- Go on. Go home.
Take care.
Bye!
Class, who can tell me whose
birthday party we're going to today?
- Mei Lien.
- That's right, Mei Lien.
- All of you are invited, right?
- Yes, we are.
Those of you who don't have a ride,
you can go with Mr. Cucu.
Those with bikes can go by yourselves,
but please be careful.
Pay attention when crossing the streets.
We'll leave right after school.
Let's gather in front of the gates.
Understood, class?
- Yes, ma'am.
- Now, let's open
our yellow books to page 21.
- Ton. You got invited?
- And read it.
Yes. Here.
- What about you?
- No.
- Really?
- She didn't invite me.
How come? She invited me and Fajar.
Whatever, I guess.
Well, if you're not invited,
then I'm not going.
Don't be like that.
Just go. You can go as a spy.
Report back to me about the party.
- But--
- Just go. Go to the party.
All right.
- I'm going.
- Dilan.
Just come with us to the party.
It's okay, even if you're not invited.
It's all right.
You guys go. I'll be all right.
All right, then, Lan.
- We'll see you later.
- Okay.
- We're going. Peace be upon you.
- You guys too.
- Good bye.
- Bye.
- Hey, Dilan!
- What?
- Hey, Dilan.
- What?
- Aren't you coming to Mei Lien's party?
- No.
Really? Why not?
I don't feel like it.
- Okay, then.
- I'm going now.
- Okay.
- Go. Or they'll leave you.
- Okay. Bye.
- Goodbye.
Gin, it's Dilan.
What now?
I wasn't done talking.
Mr. Danu interrupted us.
So what now?
You're challenging me?
No. I'm answering your question.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Gin!
Hit him, Gin!
Hit him!
- Thank you.
- Here you go, ma'am.
Well that's how it is, ma'am.
Our counselor, Mr. Yanyan,
has already summoned those children.
He has also summoned their parents.
Well
Dilan isn't exactly a good child.
But if they went as far
as smoking cigarettes,
extorting money, causing harm
to other children
We can't let that happen.
Yes. You're right, ma'am.
Gigin himself isn't doing too well
after the fight.
And? What did his parents say?
Gigin's parents blamed Dilan.
According to Gigin,
Dilan started the fight.
If you have the time,
please come to school tomorrow.
- What for?
- To discuss this problem.
Well all right.
- Are you Dilan's friends?
- Yes, Grandma.
Sit here, Gran.
This is Mak Syik. Dilan's grandmother.
There, there. No need to greet me.
I want to talk to Dilan's teacher.
- Miss
- Yes?
Those kids we're talking about.
They go to the same school, right?
Yes. That's right, Grandma.
They're supposed to be punished.
The school needs to give them a lesson.
- Yes.
- It was self-defense, Gran.
Well You're supposed
to stand up for yourself.
We can't let other people bully us.
We can't just ignore those kind of people.
That's enough.
Dilan. From now on
Once school finishes,
you have to come home right away.
Once you're done praying,
come home right away.
Attention, everyone. This is my drawing.
What a nice drawing.
This is Disa?
- Can anyone guess what this is?
- Um
- What drawing is that?
- Try and guess first.
What, then?
This is a drawing of a monkey
taking a bath in a bucket.
Where's the monkey?
You can't see him.
He's inside taking a bath.
I still need to cook, okay?
- Have all of you eaten?
- Yes, we have.
I'm going to make another drawing.
- She likes to draw, doesn't she?
- Yes.
- Dilan is also excellent at drawing.
- He is.
Um
If I may
What's your name?
My name is Mei Lien.
Ma'am. Dilan calls her Marry.
How come?
Why Marry? Her name is Mei Lien.
Her name is actually Mei Lien Marry Oie.
I see.
Are you of Chinese descent?
Yes, ma'am.
What about you?
- Arab?
- Yes, ma'am.
Then it's complete.
We have the whole world here.
But, although we come from
different tribes,
we have to be nice to each other. Okay?
All of us are humans. Okay?
Yes. That's right.
Did you know?
Dilan here,
he likes to speak Chinese at home.
He even bought a dictionary.
Dilan, you better learn from Mei Lien.
I will, Mom.
Does Dilan often mess with you?
- No, he doesn't.
- She's lying, Mom.
Which one is it?
Yes, Mom. Dilan likes to mess with her.
Right?
Let me tell you a secret.
I know why he likes to mess with you.
Why is that?
- Why?
- Why?
It's because
It's because of what, Dilan?
Because
Because
Because
You're taking too long!
- Because of what?
- Well
No reason, actually.
See you.
- Thank you.
- Get well.
- Bye, Dilan.
- Thank you for coming.
Gus, thank you.
- Get well soon.
- See you.
Yes, ma'am.
Marry.
Happy birthday.
I'm sorry it's late.
It's okay. Thank you.
Sorry I didn't invite you.
That's okay.
- I'm going home now.
- Okay.
Mei Lien.
If you want to know more about Dilan
You can just ask me. Okay?
Please forgive Dilan for messing with you.
But I do know that Dilan means well.
You can forgive him, right?
Yes.
You're very pretty. Do you know that?
If I were Dilan
- I would have messed with you too.
- Come on.
- Do come here often.
- Yes, will do.
Dilan.
Don't sleep here.
It's cold out here.
Go to your bedroom. Okay?
I want to sleep with you.
Disa is sleeping with me too.
Is that okay?
- That's okay.
- All right, then. Let's go.
Let's go.
Was Mom a naughty kid, Gran?
Only slightly.
But she's always been a smart kid.
What about now?
She's still smart, isn't she?
Gran.
Do you have any Chinese friends?
Chinese? I have a lot. Why?
I have a Chinese friend too, Gran.
Just one.
A girl.
Well, whether she's Chinese
or Indian,
- Malay
- Gran?
Why did God create people
different from each other?
God created people of different origins
and of different tribes,
so we can get to know each other.
So we have to be nice. Is that it, Gran?
- Of course we do.
- We can't be rude.
Even if you hate
someone who comes from a certain descent,
you must not let that hatred blind you.
Aren't you sleepy, Gran?
I am. But you keep talking to me.
Do you know what I think?
This place is very weird.
A white dog is called Bleki.
And you call your bike "Tow Truck."
It's weird.
Are you asleep?
I've been asleep for a while.
Marry.
What's this?
Just read it.
- What's that?
- I don't know.
It's from Dilan.
"I promise not to bother
Mei Lien anymore."
All right, class.
We'll continue next week.
Yes, ma'am.
Now you may enjoy your recess.
You guys go ahead. I'll catch up.
- Okay.
- I'm going to the canteen.
- Do you want to come with me?
- No, I packed a lunch.
Okay.
- Have you read it?
- I have.
- The sentences are all the same?
- Well, yes.
It's a promise.
It has to be written over and over again.
Why did you write
Mei Lien instead of Marry?
Ah, right. I forgot.
I'll rewrite it, then.
With the name Marry.
Hey, that's not necessary.
Anyway, I've outlined it with chalk.
- Chalk?
- Yes. Chalk, on the street.
- The street?
- Yes, all over the street.
So you won't get lost.
- I'm going to the canteen.
- Okay.
- Do you want to come with me?
- No. I packed a lunch.
You want some?
No thanks, Marry.
Enjoy your lunch.
HOME
Here.
Dilan. What are you doing?
Assessing the land.
How much does land cost here?
Liar. You're looking
for Mei Lien, aren't you?
It's always about Mei Lien with you.
Seriously.
Hey.
Mei Lien's not aloof anymore, right?
You're right. Why do you think that is?
I think she feels guilty
for not inviting you to her party.
If she had invited you,
you wouldn't have gotten into a fight.
- Guilty?
- She could be.
This car now belongs
to the Rolling Stones.
Take off your sandals.
Mick Jagger will scold you all.
Take it off.
- I'll be going now.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Dilan!
Come here.
- I'm going. See you at the hangout spot.
- Bye.
- See you.
- See you, Dilan. Bye.
What is it, Mom?
So this is Dilan?
Yes.
Do you know who this is?
- Who?
- This is Gigin's father.
He's a friend of your father.
What is wrong with you?
The fathers are friends but not the sons.
Your father is my senior.
- How is Gigin doing?
- He'll be back to school tomorrow.
Ma'am!
Wati!
Wait for me, okay?
Let's go.
- Is that Mei Lien?
- Yes.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Let me take you home.
- Okay.
- I'll be going, then.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Be careful.
- See you later, sir.
- See you, ma'am.
Hey.
- You're Gigin's friend, right?
- Yes.
- Where's Gigin?
- He went home early.
Tell Gigin someone wants to see him.
Okay. I'll let him know.
- Gin.
- What?
If you want to fight,
let's fight now. One on one.
Forget who your dad is,
and forget who mine is.
If you want to call a truce,
you have to apologize to me now.
Fine.
I'm sorry.
I was wrong.
I'm sorry too.
- What's going on here?
- Crap!
I mean, oh, my God!
I'm sorry, sir.
What's going on?
I challenged Gigin to a fight
if he doesn't apologize.
I've apologized to him.
Well, that's good. Thank God.
Apologizing is
a very chivalrous act in Islam.
As Muslims, we are forbidden
from giving the silent treatment
for more than three days.
But it's been more than three days, sir.
- What about that?
- As long as you've forgiven each other.
Okay?
Take this!
Ramadan is in a week, isn't it?
You're right. It's in a week!
- We get days off, right?
- Yes.
Poor you! You won't see Mei Lien.
Guys!
- What's that?
- Let's make rujak.
I just picked it.
- Are these ripe?
- Of course they are.
- Let's just eat them as they are.
- Okay.
- Okay!
- In the name of Allah!
You guys go ahead. I'll catch up later.
- See you, Dilan.
- Bye, Dilan.
Marry.
Here.
What's that?
My birthday.
Why am I not invited?
I only invited Marry.
What do you want as a gift?
I want
What time do you want?
I want
I'll put in five o'clock, okay?
Okay.
Marry, please come to my birthday.
- Good morning, Marry.
- Morning, Dilan.
Hey. You didn't shower?
These watches are expensive.
I don't want them to disappear.
Why didn't you come to my birthday party?
I'm too shy to come.
Besides, why am I the only one invited?
Why not? You should have come.
The teacher's here!
I'm going to my seat, Marry.
Hey, Dilan.
Happy birthday.
Thank you, Marry.
Rise!
Greetings!
Peace be upon you, sir.
Peace be upon all of you.
Sit down!
Class, today in Religion
- Is this the Religion subject?
- Oh, right.
- I forgot. I have to go.
- the ablution.
Excuse me, sir. I have to go.
- I see. You're Mei Lien?
- Yes.
- Please. Go ahead.
- Thank you, sir.
Open your books to page 32.
- Sir?
- Yes, Dilan?
I need to be excused too.
What's wrong?
I need to do something.
I see. Go ahead.
All right, class.
The etiquette for ablution
- Here's your tea.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Huh? Why are you here?
I'm well-versed in ablution.
- You should go back.
- Nah.
I'll just accompany you here.
No need to.
Look. You've never been to canteen, right?
How about I teach you SC?
What's that?
The Science of Canteen.
So, first things first.
We have the drinking glass.
It goes with everything.
Including the pot.
And here we have the jar.
There's food inside the jar,
which you can take.
Here. This is for you.
But you have to pay the seller.
She's not the only seller here.
We have those guys too.
- There's the porridge man.
- I'm Mr. Dadang.
There's the noodles-and-meatballs man.
That's me.
Then there's the cendol man.
My name is Ujang.
And that one is
- Mr. Uhat.
- My name is Aris.
- Right.
- You got it all wrong.
I think they all changed names.
Again, again!
Dilan!
Oh, my God.
Don't play with firecrackers!
- You hear me?
- Yes, Gran.
Dilan.
Go wash up. Why are you barefoot?
It's time to recite the Qur'an.
Go wash up.
Excuse us, Grandpa.
Dilan!
This is a mosque. Understand?
Don't go around playing with firecrackers.
Understand?
Yes, Gran.
There, there. Let's go wash up.
Suhoor!
It's time for suhoor!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Wait, wait.
Try again.
Mei Lien, suhoor!
Mei Lien, suhoor!
Mei Lien, suhoor!
Watch out, there's a dog in the house!
It's a dog!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Dilan! This is Mr. Muston's house.
- Suhoor, suhoor!
- Suhoor for everyone, except Mr. Musron!
Suhoor, suhoor! Except Mr. Musron!
Suhoor, suhoor! Except Mr. Musron!
Hey, be quiet! It's almost Fajr!
- Almost Fajr? I haven't eaten!
- Me too!
Me too!
Go, have suhoor!
Almost Fajr! Suhoor!
Praise the Lord. Wait, no!
Auntie. Pass the plates, please.
Yes, ma'am. One moment.
It's taking so long.
Patience.
How much longer?
- Seventy more minutes.
- Liar!
Allah
Yay, it's time for iftar!
Not yet, Disa!
Dilan!
- Is that really the adhan?
- No, it's just Dilan.
Oh, my God
My goodness, Dilan.
The whole neighborhood
almost ruined their fast because of you!
Thank you.
Take some time for iftar, okay?
- Is Dad going to be home for Eid, Mom?
- I think so.
But
He wants to go to Aceh.
- Aceh?
- Well, yes.
We need to go there once in a while.
Dilan. Someone told me yesterday.
You and your friends
like to mess with Mr. Musron.
Mr. Musron's the one who messes with us.
That's not an excuse.
You have to respect your elders.
- Yes.
- Don't do it again, okay?
Peace be upon you!
Peace be upon you! Dilan!
And peace be upon you.
- What's up?
- Let's go, we have Islamic class!
- Now?
- Yes!
All right. One sec.
- I thought he'd be ready by now.
- Maybe he forgot.
Is it because
he was thinking about Mei Lien?
- Wait, let me go grab my bike.
- Sure!
- Are we late?
- I think it's okay.
Yeah, you think.
Let's go.
- Wow. Mr. Hajj!
- Amen to that.
If you already look like that,
you don't need to go.
- Let's go!
- Wait for us, Lan.
The holy month of Ramadan
is a month full of blessings.
God grants many blessings
to those who pray diligently.
That's why, in the holy month of Ramadan,
not only are we obligated to fast,
we're also encouraged
to do the Taraweeh prayer
and dole out money.
Once God approves of us,
He will grant all of our prayers.
Prayers meant for good, that is.
For example, don't pray
for school holidays every day.
That's against God's wishes.
If someone commits sins,
often gets into fights with their friends,
then this is the chance to pray.
God will grant you forgiveness
as long as you remember
not to repeat it once Ramadan is over.
Hopefully, God will always
grant us health and strength
during the holy month of Ramadan.
Amen.
That will be all.
Peace be upon all of you.
Peace be upon you too, sir.
Back in Aceh,
bananas of this kind are fried.
We call it a banana fritter.
Here in Bandung
we also call it a banana fritter, Gran.
- I'm home.
- Welcome home.
- Mak Syik.
- Hey.
Oh, dear God.
- You just got back from your classes?
- Yes.
Good boy.
Bi.
Hey. Dilan.
Don't go anywhere around iftar, okay?
Stay home.
I cooked a special Aceh meal. Okay?
Yes, Gran.
It's okay. I'll do it.
- I'm home.
- Welcome home.
- You just got home?
- Yes, Mom.
- Are you fasting?
- If God wills.
Dad!
Dad, come here. Come with me.
Here, Dad. Take a look at this.
Gran stashed a bunch of firecrackers.
What?
Who did this?
Whose firecrackers are these?
These are your firecrackers, remember?
- Those aren't yours, right?
- I never kept those firecrackers there.
- Here's the proof.
- You have firecrackers, Gran?
You said no firecrackers, Gran.
You can't do that to your elders.
Especially to your grandmother.
It's a sin.
You're telling lies.
Yeah, yeah.
Why did you do that, anyway?
She banned me from playing firecrackers.
She did that for a reason.
She banned a lot of things.
She cares about you.
She wants to straighten you out.
Do you understand?
Then why did she tell me
to take down my Mick Jagger poster?
Well, that's a given.
You should have put up a picture
of Cut Nyak Dien. A national hero.
Instead of a picture of a
What's his name again? The scruff
The one with the tongue.
- Mick Jagger, Gran.
- Yeah, whatever.
See? Even Disa likes him.
- Mom likes him too.
- I do.
I do love Mick Jagger.
I'm a Rolling Stones fan.
All right. You do as Granny says, okay?
Go ahead and eat.
Then do the Taraweeh after.
Come on. Let's eat first.
Wati, wait for me.
Hey. Wati, my girl!
Wait!
- What's with you?
- Wait!
Here's the thing.
I want you to invite Mei Lien
to the Islamic class.
What? She's not a Muslim.
- But she's still a human like us.
- You're crazy.
I'm serious.
Just take her with you.
Tell her I asked her to.
Then I need payment up front.
Wait. Oh, here's some.
That'll do, right?
- This will do.
- Okay.
- Invite her, okay?
- Fine.
- But I promise nothing, okay?
- What?
But I already paid you!
He's going to fall!
- Fall!
- Again, again!
- I'm dizzy.
- Again, again!
Lan.
Who's that?
- Mei Lien?
- She's here!
- You're coming to the class, Marry?
- Didn't you invite me?
But you're not a Muslim.
I brought food for you. For iftar.
For the others too.
Thank you, Marry.
You're welcome. Nice seeing you.
What does that mean?
How are you today?
I don't understand.
I thought you could speak Chinese.
That's enough, Marry, I give up.
No more Chinese.
I don't understand. I give up.
I'm just dropping off food.
- Are you going straight home?
- You know I can't come.
Don't go.
Wait for me.
I once waited for you too.
All right.
Guys! Food for iftar!
Here!
Thank you, Marry.
- Whose picture is that?
- Cut Nyak Dien.
That's nice. Patriotic.
Granny told me to.
Bro, how do you say
"peace be upon you" in Chinese?
How would I know?
What language is this?
- Chinese.
- What does it mean?
"Falling in love."
What does a kid like you know about love?
A kid, a grown-up. All humans can love.
We all have feelings.
Hey, try that song you made up yesterday.
What was it like again?
Remember the chords?
- G to C to G to C, right?
- Right.
A chicken strolls up to me
I'm going to eat it
I'm going to eat it
A duck waddles up to me
I'm going to eat it
I'm going to eat it
A tiger prowls up to me
It's going to eat me
It's going to eat me
It's going to eat me
It's going to eat me!
- Wait!
- What?
How was it during
the time of Prophet Sulaiman?
Dilan.
Hey, Marry.
- Peace be upon you, Marry.
- And peace be upon you.
You speak Arabic?
I brought cakes. It's not much.
Thanks, Marry.
Why didn't you say xi xi?
If I say xi xi,
you'll just keep speaking Chinese.
I don't understand.
Fire again!
Blow.
Fire!
Dilan. Come here.
Here's a letter from Bulan.
- Bulan?
- Yeah.
What letter?
Bulan said it's from Mei Lien.
Okay, then. I'm going in.
Okay.
Dilan.
It's Marry.
Actually, all this time,
I went to the Islamic class
without my mother's permission.
She scolded me
when she found out I've been going.
Then she told me not to go anymore.
That's all. Happy fasting.
Dilan? Where's Banar?
He's at the theater.
What are you doing?
Copying down a poem I wrote.
- Poem? Let me see it.
- Yes.
- Here.
- Read it to me.
"Rambo. A war broke out in Vietnam."
"Into the jungle he goes,
to dispose the trash in the dump."
"Rambo. He loves cleanliness."
Wonderful. Well done, my grandson.
Thanks, Grandma.
- You're coming to Aceh, right?
- When?
Your mom hasn't told you?
No, she hasn't.
We have to leave a week before Eid.
Then we're going to celebrate Eid in Aceh.
You've never celebrated Eid
in Aceh, have you?
No, Grandma.
Very well, then. My little poet.
Why did you put her picture
next to Scruffy over here?
Don't do that.
Mom! Grandma!
- Someone's here!
- Who?
- Peace be upon you.
- Peace be upon you.
- Hello! Peace be upon you.
- Peace be upon you too.
Peace be upon you. Happy Eid Mubarak.
Marry. Today, I'm celebrating Eid
in Aceh with my family.
We plan on going back
to Bandung the week after.
That's all I want to say.
You don't need to reply.
I'm afraid that by the time you do,
I'd already be back in Bandung.
- Aren't you going to eat?
- Just this.
- Can I have this?
- Bring it back here later, Lan.
- She had fun playing with her cousins.
- Really?
Did a lot of people come?
- They're all Disa's age.
- They devoured those cookies.
- The cookies from Aceh?
- That's the one.
- The bicycle brand, isn't it?
- There's Wati.
Happy Eid Mubarak, Auntie.
Next time, try to ride the bike around.
- Happy Eid Mubarak.
- To you too!
- Peace be upon all of you.
- And peace be upon you!
- Grandpa.
- Hello.
- Happy Eid.
- Greet the auntie, Disa.
Peace be upon you too.
- Happy Eid, Mom.
- You too.
Where's her brother?
Dilan. Have you heard?
Heard about what?
Mei Lin's father's store got robbed.
Really? When?
The day before Eid.
Anyway, here. A letter from Mei Lien.
It's for you.
How's her father doing now?
Well, I don't know.
Dilan.
It's me, Marry.
My father's store got robbed.
After he went into critical condition,
my father passed away.
That very same day,
they took him to Semarang.
He was going to be buried there.
I have to go with my mother to Semarang.
My mother said
we might be moving back to Semarang.
And we're going to sell
our old house in Bandung.
If I'm moving to Semarang for good,
I'm definitely going to be sad.
Because I have to leave Bandung
and the nice people who live there.
Marry?
Who do you love most in this world?
God.
- That's a shame.
- What's wrong, Lan?
That's a tough competitor.
God is the Almighty.
You love God.
As for me, I love His creation.
Thank you, Dilan,
for making your friends at school happy.
Forgive me
for everything I've done all this time.
Send my best to your mother, and to Disa.
Tell everyone I sent them my best too.
Happy Eid Al-Fitr.
Please forgive me for everything.
Dilan, that's Atikah's seat.
Is it okay if I leave you alone?
Marry. Happy birthday.
- Sorry I'm late.
- Yes. Thank you.
- What's this?
- Just read it.
And that's my story
with Mei Lien Marry Oie.
I remember how that day felt like.
The day we had to say goodbye.
It wasn't fun at all,
but it was a lesson learned.
People come and go. That's life.
Goodbye, Marry.
Thank you for being a great best friend.
Peace be upon you. I love you.
DILI, EAST TIMOR
Do you still want to go back to Bandung?
Yes.
I feel really sad.
If my dad gets stationed in Timor again,
I will go along with him.
Okay.
Don't be sad, Lopez.
Don't forget about Timor, okay?
Of course not.
I won't forget about Timor.
I love Timor.
Later, I will share the history of Timor.
Thank you, Dilan.
Send my greetings to everyone in Bandung.
Send my regards to Xanana Gusmao.
Send my regards to President Suharto.
- How long did you stay in East Timor?
- Two years, sir.
- That's quite a long time.
- Yes.
Which one do you prefer,
East Timor or West Java?
It's more or less the same.
The president is still Suharto.
- Ma'am.
- Yeah.
Ma'am!
They're here!
Ida!
- Ma'am.
- Diah!
- How are you?
- All good.
- Take our stuff from the trunk.
- Yes.
Landin, Banar, Mom is here!
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
The Timor boy is here!
Favor ida.
Why did you call me Ida?
Favor ida means "please"
in the East Timor language.
Please what?
What does that mean?
Please help carry the luggage.
Oh, you!
Two years in East Timur,
you're already bossing your sister around!
- Ida!
- Yes, Mom?
- Mom!
- Hey!
- Where's Dad?
- He's in Karawang.
- Why didn't he come with you?
- He still has some things to do.
Come on, dear.
Lan! Persib lost.
- Against who?
- PSMS.
- The referee sucks.
- Why are you blaming the referee?
Where are we?
Why are you here?
You're in Bandung!
- Banar, come help Mom!
- Dilan, you're finally home!
Banar!
Why isn't Banar helping you?
He went to his room. He said he's sleepy.
You go ahead and get some sleep too.
You have school tomorrow.
Right away?
Ida already took care of your transfer
a while ago.
Back to my old school, right?
Yes.
But not Disa. There's a new school nearby.
Go to bed, okay?
In a sec, Mom.
Kids, time to get off. We're here.
- We're here. Let's go.
- Go.
Here's the money, sir.
Yes? Come in!
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
- Dilan.
- Dilan.
- It's you, Lan.
- I'm sorry I'm late, ma'am.
It's okay.
Go find an empty seat.
Lan, sit here!
Sorry, this is Atikah's seat.
- Who's Atikah?
- The one writing on the board.
I want to sit here.
Dilan, that's Atikah's seat.
Yes, ma'am.
Lan, sit over here!
Come on, now, boys. Be quiet.
Yes, ma'am.
Are you okay if I leave you alone?
What are you doing?
Hooray! Dilan's back!
Who's that girl in the front seat?
- She's new here.
- New?
Around six months.
She's pretty.
- She's Chinese, isn't she?
- Yes.
What's her name?
- Mei Lien Marry Oie.
- What?
Say it again.
- Mei
- Yes.
Lien
Marry
Oie.
Mei Lien Marry Oie.
- I'm finished, ma'am.
- Thank you, Atikah.
Who is he?
Dilan.
- Kids
- He's weird.
before today's lesson ends,
I want Dilan to come forward
and introduce himself.
Ma'am, why should I?
Everyone knows who I am.
You can reintroduce yourself.
You can tell us why you went
to East Timor. Come on.
Peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Dilan.
I'm not a new student here.
The new kid here is Mei Lien Marry Oie.
At first, I wanted to sit next to her.
But she didn't want me to.
Quiet down. Dilan,
why are you talking about Mei Lien?
It's more fun talking about her
than myself.
- Talk about yourself.
- Okay, ma'am.
For your information, I love Bruce Lee.
I also love Chen Lung.
I also love Liem Swie King,
the badminton player.
I also love Rudy Hartono.
The world is fun with Bruce Lee
and Chen Lung in it.
Indonesia's badminton team also won
because of Rudy Hartono
and Liem Swie King, right?
All in all, I love everyone who's Chinese.
Where are you going?
Let's go to the canteen!
- Nice! Let's go!
- Let's go!
Lan, you stayed in East Timor
for nearly two years, right?
Yes.
I've been gone for two years
and you guys are still like this.
What do you mean?
You haven't changed one bit.
You're all still boys.
If that were the case,
Nanang would be Neneng.
- Neneng!
- And Agus will be Mrs. Agus!
Dilan.
What?
What is it?
Did you know, I'm the class president now.
So what?
So that you'll do as I say, what else?
Yes, I will.
- I feel bad for Mei Lien earlier.
- Why?
You made fun of her!
I didn't make fun of her,
- I was being serious. Right?
- Yes.
Bulan! Hi!
- Wati.
- Dilan.
- Give me some money.
- I knew it.
We just met and you already ask for money.
I haven't done this in two years.
First time we meet,
and it's straight to money.
Dilan, Wati, I'll be over there, okay?
Yes, bye!
- Wati. Are you in class 5-B now?
- Yes.
- Have you been to Grandpa's house?
- Later, after school.
Anyway, where's the money?
- I thought you forgot.
- Give me some.
I don't have any,
I used it all to treat them.
- Right?
- Yes, right!
Cheapskate!
Come back when I'm nice.
Do you want it spicy? One to go?
- Kids! Come and get it!
- That's my dad!
- See you guys later!
- Bye!
Lan. What is it?
Nothing. Let's go!
Mei Lien's parents always pick her up?
Her dad does sometimes.
Her dad?
He owns the jewelry store
in Kosambi, right?
- Yes.
- Is her dad a guy?
Of course!
I couldn't see him clearly.
He was in the car!
- Grandpa!
- Dilan!
- Dilan, you're back!
- Yes, Grandpa.
Wait, where's your greeting?
- Peace be upon you, Grandpa!
- And peace be upon you.
- When did you get back from
- East Timor.
Yes.
Yesterday, Grandpa.
- With your mom?
- Yes.
- Your dad as well?
- He's in Karawang now.
I'm glad to hear that.
Here, it's from Mom.
Is this a souvenir from East Timor?
This is a souvenir from our home, Grandpa.
Okay. Come in, Dilan.
- Grandpa.
- Yes, Lan?
Do you miss Grandma?
Of course I do.
But, God willing,
she's already content in Heaven.
- Amen.
- Amen.
But have you ever forgotten about her?
If I keep remembering her,
I can be sad.
The one I remember now is God.
Remembering God does not mean
that I forget about her.
I remember God to pray to Him
so that she will rest peacefully
at His side.
- Amen.
- Amen.
You're smart, Grandpa.
Of course, just like my grandson!
Goal!
I'll show you a real goalkeeper!
- Goal!
- Where's the ball?
This is how a goalkeeper should be!
Come on.
Nang!
Lan!
Goal!
We're done playing!
Let's play.
- Sure.
- Let's hang at the neighborhood watch.
Sure.
Bring a guitar, okay?
Yes, I'll get it from my house. Okay.
- Let's wash our feet first.
- Let's go.
My friends are all nice
- Mei Lien is so aloof, isn't she?
- Yes.
Gigin likes her.
- Who's Gigin?
- He's in the sixth grade.
He's a soldier's son, just like you.
Hey, Mei Lien likes Furqon!
I often see Mei Lien and Atikah
talk to Furqon in class.
That's because he's smart.
He's top of the class!
I'm sure Mei Lien likes him.
You like her too?
What do you think?
- You do!
- He likes her!
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
Doesn't take a bath
Doesn't take a bath
Doesn't take a bath
Doesn't take a bath
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
I know
that the news about Petrus killings
makes you all anxious.
People have different opinions about this.
But I don't think
there's anything we can do
other than being cautious
and staying calm.
They say thugs are murdered and shot.
And they put them in a sack.
Who's the perpetrator, Mom?
We can't be sure.
The government must know.
How could they let this happen?
Have the police arrived yet?
What is that, sir?
A thug, killed and put in a sack.
Does Dad know?
He was with us in East Timor,
I'm sure he just found out.
What time is it?
Peace be upon you.
Which one of you is Mei Lien?
You must be Atikah.
I'm Furqon!
Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot.
You pretended to forget, huh?
I only remember God.
You remember God until you forgot to pray.
I seek forgiveness from Allah.
Remembering God means we have
to follow His commands.
Sure.
Goodness!
Rise!
Greetings!
Peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
Good morning, everyone.
Good morning, ma'am.
You may sit down.
Please submit your homework.
- Ma'am.
- Yes?
I left my homework at home.
How did that happen?
- Remember to bring it with you next time.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Ma'am.
- Yes?
Homework work for home, right?
Yes, and?
So why should we bring it to school?
He's crazy.
Why don't you ask your mother about it?
Come on, bring your homework to the front.
Excuse me.
Come on.
- Bulan, see you later!
- See you!
Kids, come take a look.
Gin, Dilan's here.
All right. I'll get going, Gin.
Damn it.
What is it?
So, you're Dilan?
Yes. What's up?
Nothing. I just want to check something.
Check what?
You dare talk back to me?
No.
Why should we fight anyway?
You want to fight?
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
Bi.
Dilan, what happened to your face?
- I got into a fight.
- Good Lord.
Where's Disa?
She's taking a nap.
I just picked her up from school.
Let me put some ointment on that.
Sure.
Kids these days.
That's your mom. Hold on a sec.
Okay.
What happened?
I got into a fight, Mom.
And why did you get into a fight?
They hit me first, Mom.
All right.
You'll recite the Qur'an this afternoon.
Yes, Mom.
Dika, who's their leader anyway?
- Gigin. This is about yesterday, right?
- Yes.
He's the one who fought me?
That was Anhar.
They like to pick on others.
Sound the drum!
I'll do it!
Nice.
- Come on, Lan.
- Hit it hard, Lan.
Hey, hit it properly!
- Yes.
- He's always mad.
Who's that?
Mr. Musron.
The grumpy Mr. Musron.
Enough!
Goodness!
Before we finish, are there any questions?
- Grandpa.
- Yes?
Is it true that
we have to find knowledge as far as China?
Many religious leaders
claim that there's a hadith about it.
But the rest claim that
the hadith is weak.
But here's the thing. As Muslims,
we have to find knowledge
as far as we can.
If it's necessary,
you might as well go to China.
But what if China comes to us?
Can we learn directly from it?
"Look at what the person said,
but don't look at who said it."
If it's good for you, follow it.
If it's bad for you, don't.
You must be talking about Mei Lien.
Now, let me ask you.
What's wrong with you two?
Dilan. Anhar.
Gigin told me to do it.
If he asked you to do something bad,
then don't do it!
Come on, now.
Yes, ma'am.
Now, apologize to each other.
Shake hands!
I'm sorry.
Me too.
Good!
Dilan, tuck your shirt in.
Into my bag?
Into your pants!
Eja!
They're getting closer.
Here.
Is somebody jealous?
I think they are.
You, of course! Why'd you even ask?
Me?
Well, are you jealous?
Tonight, probably.
Amen.
Just kick me while I'm down, will you?
Hey.
Furqon, Furqon, Furqon
Dad!
- Who are you?
- Dilan.
- Who is your God?
- Allah.
- Who is your prophet?
- Rasulullah.
- Who's your mom?
- Bunda.
- Who's your dad?
- You.
Did you have a fight?
- A small one.
- Did you win or lose?
You're charcoal if you win,
ash if you lose.
Good.
There's no point in fighting.
But, Dad, you can use charcoal
as fuel to start a fire.
Whereas you can use ash
to wash the dishes.
They're both useful.
Charcoal and ash are just terms.
If someone wins, he becomes charcoal.
If he loses, he becomes ash.
That means both of them lose.
But, Dad, when Muhammad Ali won a fight,
he got a reward.
Let's not argue, okay?
- Go to sleep.
- Okay, Dad.
The people of Bandung
don't need to worry about floods.
Why, dear?
Because there's a boat.
Now, it's still upside down.
But when we need it, we can just flip it.
Tangkuban Perahu?
Ida. How's your boyfriend?
He's doing Student Study Service.
What semester are you in?
Second semester.
Do you know, IKIP is awesome.
The students are also awesome.
Like who?
Like me! Who else? Me!
- Where should we eat?
- A Chinese restaurant, Mom.
Why?
No reason.
Or should we just eat at home?
Again with your cooking.
Because we should be
- Istighfar!
- Economical!
All right.
- You like Mandarin now?
- Yes, Dad.
He also likes Khong Guan now.
He also said that we came
from the Yunnan Plateau.
We came to Indonesia using a boat
through the Mekong River.
That's true.
See? I was right.
Our ancestors were sailors.
We came here using a boat.
- So we're settlers. I'm right.
- You're right.
Amazing. Your knowledge of the world
has improved significantly.
It's all because of me!
I always buy them books.
I subscribe to magazines. Tempo magazine,
Panji Masyarakat, Bobo, everything!
By reading a lot, you'll know a whole lot.
We won't know a lot of things,
but we'll have a lot of magazines.
Buy some books, sir.
- Where are we eating, Mom?
- There.
Warung Nasi Rames.
Mom, are we getting more books?
Yes, the books are great.
But first, we'll eat,
so we won't be sleepy when we're reading.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Are we going to eat here, Mom?
Yes. It's economical.
Come on.
Here's your food, sir.
Just like Disa said,
we have to recite Istighfar.
See?
Reciting Istighfar is an obligation,
but we also have to be economical.
Sure thing.
Enjoy your meal.
- Peace be upon you, Bi.
- And peace be upon you.
Where are you going?
Rancacili, Mom.
I'll meet up with some friends.
- You'll recite Qur'an this afternoon.
- Yes, Mom.
Mom, can you take this?
Oh, you.
I'll make it up to you!
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
- Bi!
- Aren't you tired?
Let's go! Are we still going?
Of course, we've been waiting for you.
Wait, Agus isn't here yet.
- Where is he anyway?
- There he is!
Gus! Let's go!
Let's go!
Faster!
What is it?
What are they doing?
It's the Porkas.
- They're gambling, aren't they?
- Yes.
Should we get some too?
I said they're gambling.
No, Fajar, it's haram! Doing it is a sin!
Right? Anyway, let's go.
Sinners!
Lan.
I heard those are the graves
of the Petrus killing's victims.
You can't point at graves!
Lick your finger!
Where'd you even get that?
I don't know, ask Fajar.
What's forbidden is licking a grave.
We can't possibly do that, right?
What?
People say the victims are put in a sack.
Gosh, stop it.
Anyway, let's stop talking about them.
I feel bad for them.
Let's go.
- Peace be upon you, people of this abode.
- Peace be upon you.
Gosh!
What's wrong?
Should we go up there?
Sure.
- Let's go.
- Let's go.
Gus.
Thank you, Gus.
What's this?
Oh, that?
That's an offering,
they put the Porkas number on it.
Don't do that!
- There's a banana!
- Yeah.
- For gambling?
- Yes.
- Let's take the banana.
- Don't!
They say that the banana
is for spirits. That's what I heard.
It belongs to someone, right?
Let's go. Let's keep going.
Later, I want to call Mei Lien
"Marry" instead.
Why?
So that it will be different.
I want her to know
I'm the one who called her.
So will I.
No!
She'll be disappointed
when she finds out it was you.
She'll say, "Who's this ugly boy?"
Shut up!
- But she's kind of aloof.
- Yes.
I think it's okay to be aloof
as long as she's pretty.
What's not okay
is to be both aloof and ugly.
- Yes, she's pretty.
- Right?
Hey! Get down here!
Who's that?
- Why?
- Get down!
- Lan
- Let's get down.
Come on, Gus.
What is it?
Where did you guys come from?
- What's your deal?
- This is our hangout spot.
This is a public space.
You dare talk back to me?
- No, I'm simply answering you.
- Where are you from?
Indonesia.
No! You're a monkey's son!
What did you say?
Let's fight, you bastard!
Sure!
Let go off my leg!
Goodness!
- Enough!
- Don't fight!
Don't forget to water the plants, Bi.
Yes, ma'am.
They need water, just like us.
- Dilan?
- Yes, Mom?
Carry on, Bi.
What happened to you?
I got into a fight, Mom.
With who?
The Rancacili kids.
Why did you fight?
They insulted you.
- How?
- They said I'm the son of a monkey!
- That makes me a monkey!
- Yes!
All right.
I will tend your wounds.
Thanks for standing up for me.
- Peace be upon you, Grandpa.
- And peace be upon you.
Dilan.
Yes, Grandpa. Here, it's from Mom.
- Tell her I said thank you.
- I will, Grandpa.
Wait.
What happened to your face?
I got into a fight.
You keep getting into fights!
They started it, Grandpa!
Besides, you were also in a fight
with the Dutch back then, right?
Dad is also in a war with Xanana Gusmao.
Well, yes, but it's better
to keep the peace.
Yes, Grandpa.
- Anyway, I'll get going.
- Take care, okay?
Yes, Grandpa.
- Don't get into another fight.
- Okay.
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
Remember, all ummah
Let's pray Maghrib together
Hey!
Gosh! Move!
Move!
Don't mess around here!
Remember, all ummah
Let's pray Maghrib together
Al-Fatihah.
Lan, where are you going?
In the name of God,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Amen.
Amen.
- Help!
- Goodness! Hey!
Help!
Go take a look!
Let's check it out!
Grandpa, help!
- Gus, who's inside?
- I don't know.
Hey! Help me! Kids!
Who locked me in? Was it you?
- Mr. Musron.
- No!
- You?
- No.
- You?
- No!
What if I ran out of breath in there?
I have asthma!
It's unjust! Do you understand?
Where's Dilan?
Then what did he say?
He was furious you weren't there!
You didn't take responsibility.
Hey, Dilan. Did you fight again?
Where's Marry?
Who's Marry?
- Mei Lien.
- Why did you call her Marry?
Dilan calls her Marry.
Marry, woof, woof, woof
Come here, woof, woof, woof
It's supposed to be Heli!
Dilan? You're the one
who locked in Mr. Musron?
No, him.
I seek forgiveness from Allah.
Lan, remember, God knows everything.
Goodness!
Who's Mr. Musron?
The one that got locked
inside the mosque's toilet.
- Who did that?
- Him!
- I didn't!
- Poor him.
Lan, give me some money.
Or else I'll tell on you!
I swear, I have no money.
Cheapskate! Let's go, Bulan.
Sir, I'd like to order two.
Nice!
She won't answer.
She will. Marry.
I'd like to ask you something.
Please answer me.
Who do you love most in this world?
I told you she wouldn't answer.
Please, Marry.
I have to know.
God.
Why, Lan?
That's a tough competitor.
My grandpa said we can't go against God.
- She didn't mean it.
- Why?
It's not the right answer.
Kids, attention, please.
Today, we will be reading
a poetry by Chairil Anwar.
Dilan.
Read his poem entitled "I."
Come on, Lan.
"I."
By God.
What? It's by Chairil Anwar!
I'm created by God, ma'am.
"I" is the title of the poem, Dilan.
Ma'am, can I read my own poem?
- Do you have one?
- Yes.
Sure, read it.
"You."
By God.
God is the Almighty.
You love God.
As for me, I love His creation.
Which is you.
I asked for His permission
to love her.
But I haven't gotten an answer.
What does that mean?
Thank you, friends.
Thank you, Dilan.
You may go back to your seat.
Give a round of applause for Dilan!
Look.
Look. Why is Wati close to Marry?
They're not even in the same class.
I don't know.
- Oh. Sure.
- When?
- Wati!
- What?
How much do you want?
- Are you going to give me money?
- How much?
Up to you.
- A hundred rupiahs, then?
- Hooray!
Mei Lien, Atikah, hold on a sec!
- Why are you suddenly nice?
- I'm a nice person.
Tell your friend.
No point in being generous
if you just want to show off!
Just tell her.
- Let's go.
- Let's go, Lan.
- Lan, we want some money too!
- Lan, give us too!
This is for this month.
Thank you! It's been a while
since you joined an arisan.
Yes, I'm happy to join in again.
Everyone misses you.
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
This is my son, Dilan.
- Hi, Dilan! You're so big now!
- Auntie.
Two years in East Timor,
he can already speak Tetum!
What is Tetum?
The language of East Timor.
Do you like learning Tetum?
Yes, I do.
But now, I'm also learning Chinese.
- Chinese?
- Yes, Mom.
So, you like languages,
just like your mom?
My mom likes the language of unity.
Gosh.
- What about you?
- The language of feelings.
Oh, my.
I'm going to my room.
- Oh, you.
- Hey!
Tomorrow, your grandma
from Aceh will come.
- Mak Syik?
- Yes. She will sleep in Banar's room.
- Okay? Banar will sleep with you.
- Okay, Mom.
Not going to the Friday prayer?
- I need to get ready first.
- Okay.
Where will the next arisan be held?
Porkas is lottery gambling
under the guise of a donation.
Although the government legalized it,
Porkas and SDSB are still haram in Islam.
There are a lot of victims.
People look for lottery numbers
at graveyards.
Placing offerings under big trees.
They put eggs, cigars.
In hope that the jinn
will give them a number.
They even ask the mentally troubled.
This is unacceptable.
- What's that?
- What is that?
It's from the offering.
Is that allowed?
Lan, what is it for?
My grandpa.
- Come on.
- Let's go.
Peace be upon you, Bi.
- And peace be upon you.
- Is Wati here?
Wati went to Buah Batu with her sister.
All right, then. I'll get going.
- Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you. Take care, Dilan.
- Go.
- Peace be upon you.
Peace be upon you. Careful.
Are we going to pass our school?
- Sure!
- Let's go.
Should we pass by Mei Lien's house?
Do you even know where she lives?
I do! Go left!
Careful! Go left!
Let's pedal our bikes
Even though it's raining, we don't care
This is Mei Lien's house?
Yes. She's rich!
Are you going in?
Hold this.
Peace be upon you.
And peace be upon you.
Who is it?
Dilan.
What do you need?
Send my greetings to Marry.
Sure.
See you later.
Take care of yourself.
- Pocong?
- No.
- What else?
- I don't know!
Peace be upon you. I love you.
Yes.
A mix of Chinese and Arabic.
If Marry and I have a child together,
she will be a Sun-Chi.
- What's that?
- Sundanese-Chinese.
If she marries Agus, it will be different.
- It's going to be Mo-Chi.
- What's that?
Monkey and Chinese!
Wait for me!
Salute the red and white flag!
Indonesia, my homeland
The land where I shed my blood
Right there, I stand
Hey!
Atikah.
- Let's go to the canteen.
- Sure.
- I'm going to the canteen.
- You didn't bring any food?
No, I was in a rush.
Help me stick this on.
Let's go.
- Press it hard.
- Where?
On my back.
What's written there?
- Okay.
- Thank you, Nang.
MEI LIEN'S BODYGUARD
Bodyguard, let's go to the canteen.
Go on ahead. I'm still on the job.
Bodyguard!
Let's go to the toilet.
Bodyguard, Lien?
It's okay! Do it again!
Aceng! Are you peeking?
I
How could you!
What are you doing?
- What's wrong?
- Go! Tell Dilan!
Bodyguard! Mei Lien is crying!
Why?
Aceng peeked under her skirt
using a sharpener with a mirror on it!
Which Aceng?
From class 5-B.
Let's go. Here, sir.
I'll get the change later.
Let's go.
I'm sorry.
What I did was wrong.
You shouldn't have done that!
Yes, you shouldn't have done that!
Apologize to Marry.
I'm sorry, Mei Lien.
She won't forgive you.
Marry.
Forgive him, Marry.
I'm sorry.
Don't do it again. You better watch out.
Now go!
How could you?!
- Dilan!
- Who is it?
It's me!
Come in.
Hey, Dilan.
What was that?
It's Chinese. It means, "What is it?"
Dear God.
Come on, help me tidy up Banar's room.
Mom, can I eat little by little?
Why?
So that it will take a long time.
"Little by little."
You'll turn into a pigeon!
- Do you want that?
- Hooray!
Why are you happy about it?
Ma'am, there's a guest.
Who is it?
Carry on, okay?
Let's go.
Why are you eating like that?
Disa said she wants to be a bird.
This is too long. I'll just be a human.
You're better off as a human.
Mom.
- This is Dilan.
- Auntie.
- You're all grown up.
- So are you.
Which grade are you in?
Which grade am I in, Mom?
You're the one in school.
Shouldn't you know?
You know I'm cool like that, Mom.
So, do you have a dream, son?
My dream is to get married, Auntie.
Oh, my God. Really, this son of yours.
He's my pride.
I'm off, Mom.
- Auntie.
- Where are you off to?
I'm not trying to show off,
but I'm off to the mosque.
- You ended up showing off.
- Oh, right. I forgot.
- I'm off, then. Peace be upon you.
- And peace be upon you.
Here, Grandpa.
Where did you get this?
Somewhere far.
From your enemy.
I don't have any enemies.
Of course you do.
This is from your enemy.
He said it was a peace offering.
All right, then.
But you can't smoke, all right?
Okay, Grandpa.
Grandpa, what are your thoughts
on inter-religious marriage?
You're just a kid.
Why are you asking about that already?
Well? What do you think?
- Is that okay?
- Are you getting married or something?
Well, who knows?
You're still a kid.
Sam Poo Kong was Chinese, wasn't he?
Yes, he was Chinese.
He was a master sailor.
And he once landed in Semarang.
That much I know, Grandpa.
I have a friend who lives in Semarang.
Also Chinese. And landed in Bandung.
Well, it is written in the Qur'an.
Which surah, Grandpa?
Surah Al-Mulk, verse 15.
The verse says
"He is the One
Who smoothed out the earth for you,
so move about in its regions
and eat from His provisions."
"And to Him is the resurrection of all."
That is so cool, Grandpa.
Now let's get ready to get to the mosque.
- The adhan is minutes away.
- Okay.
- Dilan.
- What?
Why did you ask my mom about me?
You're in class 5-B.
Why are you friends with Mei Lien?
- What about it?
- I'm just curious, that's all.
You like her, don't you?
Why would I? She's kind of aloof.
That's because you're naughty.
Whatever.
Oh, my God.
Hey! What are you doing?
We're about to pray. Get inside!
Oh, my God.
Come on. Wash up.
As people who are faithful to God,
it is our duty to guard
ourselves and our family
from the tortures of Hell.
The fires of Hell are fueled
by sinners and burning stones. Wait.
Hell is guarded by menacing angels.
- Yes?
- Can I say something to the children?
About them locking me in the toilet.
I see. Sure.
Go ahead.
Consider this a fair warning.
If there's anyone
who dares to lock me in again,
I'm going to report them to the police.
Understand?
Patience, Musron. Patience.
Peace be upon all.
Good morning, Marry.
Atikah.
Here. Need your help with something.
Give this to Mei Lien.
- Why don't you give it yourself?
- I'm shy.
You give it to her.
While you're at it, tell Marry
Mei Lien. Dilan said
HELLISH TORTURE
BEWARE!
THE DOG OWNER IS AGGRESSIVE!
Bleki!
How old are you?
Six. What about you?
Well, not much older.
I'm 70.
Oh, my God.
- You're so old!
- Disa!
- Peace be upon all. I'm home.
- Welcome home.
This is my grandma.
Mak Syik, right?
- Who is this?
- I'm Admiral Cheng Ho, Granny.
This is Dilan, Gran.
Oh, my God. Good God.
How long has it been?
I'm guessing it's been 70 years.
Really? I'm only 17 years old.
You still look young, Granny.
Yes, that's Dilan.
Oh, my God.
Grandpa.
- Why are you greeting me?
- I thought you were an old lady.
You're sitting next to an old man.
Here, greet me.
Auntie.
A murder victim.
Give this back.
The man is suspected to be poisoned.
- Food poisoning from the canteen.
- Dilan.
Here.
- Why did she return it?
- It's against her beliefs.
Done?
Hey there, beauty.
Come on, let's roll.
We'll hang by our spot.
What's up?
Gigin wants to talk to you.
About what?
Gin!
Did you tell the principal
that I told Anhar to fight you?
- No, I didn't.
- What do you mean?
I didn't say anything.
"I"? What?
I didn't say anything.
- Enough.
- Mr. Danu is here.
- Mr. Danu is coming.
- Watch it, you.
- What's going on?
- Nothing, sir.
All right. Go home, all of you.
Right away, sir.
- Let's go.
- Go on. Go home.
Take care.
Bye!
Class, who can tell me whose
birthday party we're going to today?
- Mei Lien.
- That's right, Mei Lien.
- All of you are invited, right?
- Yes, we are.
Those of you who don't have a ride,
you can go with Mr. Cucu.
Those with bikes can go by yourselves,
but please be careful.
Pay attention when crossing the streets.
We'll leave right after school.
Let's gather in front of the gates.
Understood, class?
- Yes, ma'am.
- Now, let's open
our yellow books to page 21.
- Ton. You got invited?
- And read it.
Yes. Here.
- What about you?
- No.
- Really?
- She didn't invite me.
How come? She invited me and Fajar.
Whatever, I guess.
Well, if you're not invited,
then I'm not going.
Don't be like that.
Just go. You can go as a spy.
Report back to me about the party.
- But--
- Just go. Go to the party.
All right.
- I'm going.
- Dilan.
Just come with us to the party.
It's okay, even if you're not invited.
It's all right.
You guys go. I'll be all right.
All right, then, Lan.
- We'll see you later.
- Okay.
- We're going. Peace be upon you.
- You guys too.
- Good bye.
- Bye.
- Hey, Dilan!
- What?
- Hey, Dilan.
- What?
- Aren't you coming to Mei Lien's party?
- No.
Really? Why not?
I don't feel like it.
- Okay, then.
- I'm going now.
- Okay.
- Go. Or they'll leave you.
- Okay. Bye.
- Goodbye.
Gin, it's Dilan.
What now?
I wasn't done talking.
Mr. Danu interrupted us.
So what now?
You're challenging me?
No. I'm answering your question.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Gin!
Hit him, Gin!
Hit him!
- Thank you.
- Here you go, ma'am.
Well that's how it is, ma'am.
Our counselor, Mr. Yanyan,
has already summoned those children.
He has also summoned their parents.
Well
Dilan isn't exactly a good child.
But if they went as far
as smoking cigarettes,
extorting money, causing harm
to other children
We can't let that happen.
Yes. You're right, ma'am.
Gigin himself isn't doing too well
after the fight.
And? What did his parents say?
Gigin's parents blamed Dilan.
According to Gigin,
Dilan started the fight.
If you have the time,
please come to school tomorrow.
- What for?
- To discuss this problem.
Well all right.
- Are you Dilan's friends?
- Yes, Grandma.
Sit here, Gran.
This is Mak Syik. Dilan's grandmother.
There, there. No need to greet me.
I want to talk to Dilan's teacher.
- Miss
- Yes?
Those kids we're talking about.
They go to the same school, right?
Yes. That's right, Grandma.
They're supposed to be punished.
The school needs to give them a lesson.
- Yes.
- It was self-defense, Gran.
Well You're supposed
to stand up for yourself.
We can't let other people bully us.
We can't just ignore those kind of people.
That's enough.
Dilan. From now on
Once school finishes,
you have to come home right away.
Once you're done praying,
come home right away.
Attention, everyone. This is my drawing.
What a nice drawing.
This is Disa?
- Can anyone guess what this is?
- Um
- What drawing is that?
- Try and guess first.
What, then?
This is a drawing of a monkey
taking a bath in a bucket.
Where's the monkey?
You can't see him.
He's inside taking a bath.
I still need to cook, okay?
- Have all of you eaten?
- Yes, we have.
I'm going to make another drawing.
- She likes to draw, doesn't she?
- Yes.
- Dilan is also excellent at drawing.
- He is.
Um
If I may
What's your name?
My name is Mei Lien.
Ma'am. Dilan calls her Marry.
How come?
Why Marry? Her name is Mei Lien.
Her name is actually Mei Lien Marry Oie.
I see.
Are you of Chinese descent?
Yes, ma'am.
What about you?
- Arab?
- Yes, ma'am.
Then it's complete.
We have the whole world here.
But, although we come from
different tribes,
we have to be nice to each other. Okay?
All of us are humans. Okay?
Yes. That's right.
Did you know?
Dilan here,
he likes to speak Chinese at home.
He even bought a dictionary.
Dilan, you better learn from Mei Lien.
I will, Mom.
Does Dilan often mess with you?
- No, he doesn't.
- She's lying, Mom.
Which one is it?
Yes, Mom. Dilan likes to mess with her.
Right?
Let me tell you a secret.
I know why he likes to mess with you.
Why is that?
- Why?
- Why?
It's because
It's because of what, Dilan?
Because
Because
Because
You're taking too long!
- Because of what?
- Well
No reason, actually.
See you.
- Thank you.
- Get well.
- Bye, Dilan.
- Thank you for coming.
Gus, thank you.
- Get well soon.
- See you.
Yes, ma'am.
Marry.
Happy birthday.
I'm sorry it's late.
It's okay. Thank you.
Sorry I didn't invite you.
That's okay.
- I'm going home now.
- Okay.
Mei Lien.
If you want to know more about Dilan
You can just ask me. Okay?
Please forgive Dilan for messing with you.
But I do know that Dilan means well.
You can forgive him, right?
Yes.
You're very pretty. Do you know that?
If I were Dilan
- I would have messed with you too.
- Come on.
- Do come here often.
- Yes, will do.
Dilan.
Don't sleep here.
It's cold out here.
Go to your bedroom. Okay?
I want to sleep with you.
Disa is sleeping with me too.
Is that okay?
- That's okay.
- All right, then. Let's go.
Let's go.
Was Mom a naughty kid, Gran?
Only slightly.
But she's always been a smart kid.
What about now?
She's still smart, isn't she?
Gran.
Do you have any Chinese friends?
Chinese? I have a lot. Why?
I have a Chinese friend too, Gran.
Just one.
A girl.
Well, whether she's Chinese
or Indian,
- Malay
- Gran?
Why did God create people
different from each other?
God created people of different origins
and of different tribes,
so we can get to know each other.
So we have to be nice. Is that it, Gran?
- Of course we do.
- We can't be rude.
Even if you hate
someone who comes from a certain descent,
you must not let that hatred blind you.
Aren't you sleepy, Gran?
I am. But you keep talking to me.
Do you know what I think?
This place is very weird.
A white dog is called Bleki.
And you call your bike "Tow Truck."
It's weird.
Are you asleep?
I've been asleep for a while.
Marry.
What's this?
Just read it.
- What's that?
- I don't know.
It's from Dilan.
"I promise not to bother
Mei Lien anymore."
All right, class.
We'll continue next week.
Yes, ma'am.
Now you may enjoy your recess.
You guys go ahead. I'll catch up.
- Okay.
- I'm going to the canteen.
- Do you want to come with me?
- No, I packed a lunch.
Okay.
- Have you read it?
- I have.
- The sentences are all the same?
- Well, yes.
It's a promise.
It has to be written over and over again.
Why did you write
Mei Lien instead of Marry?
Ah, right. I forgot.
I'll rewrite it, then.
With the name Marry.
Hey, that's not necessary.
Anyway, I've outlined it with chalk.
- Chalk?
- Yes. Chalk, on the street.
- The street?
- Yes, all over the street.
So you won't get lost.
- I'm going to the canteen.
- Okay.
- Do you want to come with me?
- No. I packed a lunch.
You want some?
No thanks, Marry.
Enjoy your lunch.
HOME
Here.
Dilan. What are you doing?
Assessing the land.
How much does land cost here?
Liar. You're looking
for Mei Lien, aren't you?
It's always about Mei Lien with you.
Seriously.
Hey.
Mei Lien's not aloof anymore, right?
You're right. Why do you think that is?
I think she feels guilty
for not inviting you to her party.
If she had invited you,
you wouldn't have gotten into a fight.
- Guilty?
- She could be.
This car now belongs
to the Rolling Stones.
Take off your sandals.
Mick Jagger will scold you all.
Take it off.
- I'll be going now.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Dilan!
Come here.
- I'm going. See you at the hangout spot.
- Bye.
- See you.
- See you, Dilan. Bye.
What is it, Mom?
So this is Dilan?
Yes.
Do you know who this is?
- Who?
- This is Gigin's father.
He's a friend of your father.
What is wrong with you?
The fathers are friends but not the sons.
Your father is my senior.
- How is Gigin doing?
- He'll be back to school tomorrow.
Ma'am!
Wati!
Wait for me, okay?
Let's go.
- Is that Mei Lien?
- Yes.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Let me take you home.
- Okay.
- I'll be going, then.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Be careful.
- See you later, sir.
- See you, ma'am.
Hey.
- You're Gigin's friend, right?
- Yes.
- Where's Gigin?
- He went home early.
Tell Gigin someone wants to see him.
Okay. I'll let him know.
- Gin.
- What?
If you want to fight,
let's fight now. One on one.
Forget who your dad is,
and forget who mine is.
If you want to call a truce,
you have to apologize to me now.
Fine.
I'm sorry.
I was wrong.
I'm sorry too.
- What's going on here?
- Crap!
I mean, oh, my God!
I'm sorry, sir.
What's going on?
I challenged Gigin to a fight
if he doesn't apologize.
I've apologized to him.
Well, that's good. Thank God.
Apologizing is
a very chivalrous act in Islam.
As Muslims, we are forbidden
from giving the silent treatment
for more than three days.
But it's been more than three days, sir.
- What about that?
- As long as you've forgiven each other.
Okay?
Take this!
Ramadan is in a week, isn't it?
You're right. It's in a week!
- We get days off, right?
- Yes.
Poor you! You won't see Mei Lien.
Guys!
- What's that?
- Let's make rujak.
I just picked it.
- Are these ripe?
- Of course they are.
- Let's just eat them as they are.
- Okay.
- Okay!
- In the name of Allah!
You guys go ahead. I'll catch up later.
- See you, Dilan.
- Bye, Dilan.
Marry.
Here.
What's that?
My birthday.
Why am I not invited?
I only invited Marry.
What do you want as a gift?
I want
What time do you want?
I want
I'll put in five o'clock, okay?
Okay.
Marry, please come to my birthday.
- Good morning, Marry.
- Morning, Dilan.
Hey. You didn't shower?
These watches are expensive.
I don't want them to disappear.
Why didn't you come to my birthday party?
I'm too shy to come.
Besides, why am I the only one invited?
Why not? You should have come.
The teacher's here!
I'm going to my seat, Marry.
Hey, Dilan.
Happy birthday.
Thank you, Marry.
Rise!
Greetings!
Peace be upon you, sir.
Peace be upon all of you.
Sit down!
Class, today in Religion
- Is this the Religion subject?
- Oh, right.
- I forgot. I have to go.
- the ablution.
Excuse me, sir. I have to go.
- I see. You're Mei Lien?
- Yes.
- Please. Go ahead.
- Thank you, sir.
Open your books to page 32.
- Sir?
- Yes, Dilan?
I need to be excused too.
What's wrong?
I need to do something.
I see. Go ahead.
All right, class.
The etiquette for ablution
- Here's your tea.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Huh? Why are you here?
I'm well-versed in ablution.
- You should go back.
- Nah.
I'll just accompany you here.
No need to.
Look. You've never been to canteen, right?
How about I teach you SC?
What's that?
The Science of Canteen.
So, first things first.
We have the drinking glass.
It goes with everything.
Including the pot.
And here we have the jar.
There's food inside the jar,
which you can take.
Here. This is for you.
But you have to pay the seller.
She's not the only seller here.
We have those guys too.
- There's the porridge man.
- I'm Mr. Dadang.
There's the noodles-and-meatballs man.
That's me.
Then there's the cendol man.
My name is Ujang.
And that one is
- Mr. Uhat.
- My name is Aris.
- Right.
- You got it all wrong.
I think they all changed names.
Again, again!
Dilan!
Oh, my God.
Don't play with firecrackers!
- You hear me?
- Yes, Gran.
Dilan.
Go wash up. Why are you barefoot?
It's time to recite the Qur'an.
Go wash up.
Excuse us, Grandpa.
Dilan!
This is a mosque. Understand?
Don't go around playing with firecrackers.
Understand?
Yes, Gran.
There, there. Let's go wash up.
Suhoor!
It's time for suhoor!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Wait, wait.
Try again.
Mei Lien, suhoor!
Mei Lien, suhoor!
Mei Lien, suhoor!
Watch out, there's a dog in the house!
It's a dog!
Suhoor, suhoor!
Dilan! This is Mr. Muston's house.
- Suhoor, suhoor!
- Suhoor for everyone, except Mr. Musron!
Suhoor, suhoor! Except Mr. Musron!
Suhoor, suhoor! Except Mr. Musron!
Hey, be quiet! It's almost Fajr!
- Almost Fajr? I haven't eaten!
- Me too!
Me too!
Go, have suhoor!
Almost Fajr! Suhoor!
Praise the Lord. Wait, no!
Auntie. Pass the plates, please.
Yes, ma'am. One moment.
It's taking so long.
Patience.
How much longer?
- Seventy more minutes.
- Liar!
Allah
Yay, it's time for iftar!
Not yet, Disa!
Dilan!
- Is that really the adhan?
- No, it's just Dilan.
Oh, my God
My goodness, Dilan.
The whole neighborhood
almost ruined their fast because of you!
Thank you.
Take some time for iftar, okay?
- Is Dad going to be home for Eid, Mom?
- I think so.
But
He wants to go to Aceh.
- Aceh?
- Well, yes.
We need to go there once in a while.
Dilan. Someone told me yesterday.
You and your friends
like to mess with Mr. Musron.
Mr. Musron's the one who messes with us.
That's not an excuse.
You have to respect your elders.
- Yes.
- Don't do it again, okay?
Peace be upon you!
Peace be upon you! Dilan!
And peace be upon you.
- What's up?
- Let's go, we have Islamic class!
- Now?
- Yes!
All right. One sec.
- I thought he'd be ready by now.
- Maybe he forgot.
Is it because
he was thinking about Mei Lien?
- Wait, let me go grab my bike.
- Sure!
- Are we late?
- I think it's okay.
Yeah, you think.
Let's go.
- Wow. Mr. Hajj!
- Amen to that.
If you already look like that,
you don't need to go.
- Let's go!
- Wait for us, Lan.
The holy month of Ramadan
is a month full of blessings.
God grants many blessings
to those who pray diligently.
That's why, in the holy month of Ramadan,
not only are we obligated to fast,
we're also encouraged
to do the Taraweeh prayer
and dole out money.
Once God approves of us,
He will grant all of our prayers.
Prayers meant for good, that is.
For example, don't pray
for school holidays every day.
That's against God's wishes.
If someone commits sins,
often gets into fights with their friends,
then this is the chance to pray.
God will grant you forgiveness
as long as you remember
not to repeat it once Ramadan is over.
Hopefully, God will always
grant us health and strength
during the holy month of Ramadan.
Amen.
That will be all.
Peace be upon all of you.
Peace be upon you too, sir.
Back in Aceh,
bananas of this kind are fried.
We call it a banana fritter.
Here in Bandung
we also call it a banana fritter, Gran.
- I'm home.
- Welcome home.
- Mak Syik.
- Hey.
Oh, dear God.
- You just got back from your classes?
- Yes.
Good boy.
Bi.
Hey. Dilan.
Don't go anywhere around iftar, okay?
Stay home.
I cooked a special Aceh meal. Okay?
Yes, Gran.
It's okay. I'll do it.
- I'm home.
- Welcome home.
- You just got home?
- Yes, Mom.
- Are you fasting?
- If God wills.
Dad!
Dad, come here. Come with me.
Here, Dad. Take a look at this.
Gran stashed a bunch of firecrackers.
What?
Who did this?
Whose firecrackers are these?
These are your firecrackers, remember?
- Those aren't yours, right?
- I never kept those firecrackers there.
- Here's the proof.
- You have firecrackers, Gran?
You said no firecrackers, Gran.
You can't do that to your elders.
Especially to your grandmother.
It's a sin.
You're telling lies.
Yeah, yeah.
Why did you do that, anyway?
She banned me from playing firecrackers.
She did that for a reason.
She banned a lot of things.
She cares about you.
She wants to straighten you out.
Do you understand?
Then why did she tell me
to take down my Mick Jagger poster?
Well, that's a given.
You should have put up a picture
of Cut Nyak Dien. A national hero.
Instead of a picture of a
What's his name again? The scruff
The one with the tongue.
- Mick Jagger, Gran.
- Yeah, whatever.
See? Even Disa likes him.
- Mom likes him too.
- I do.
I do love Mick Jagger.
I'm a Rolling Stones fan.
All right. You do as Granny says, okay?
Go ahead and eat.
Then do the Taraweeh after.
Come on. Let's eat first.
Wati, wait for me.
Hey. Wati, my girl!
Wait!
- What's with you?
- Wait!
Here's the thing.
I want you to invite Mei Lien
to the Islamic class.
What? She's not a Muslim.
- But she's still a human like us.
- You're crazy.
I'm serious.
Just take her with you.
Tell her I asked her to.
Then I need payment up front.
Wait. Oh, here's some.
That'll do, right?
- This will do.
- Okay.
- Invite her, okay?
- Fine.
- But I promise nothing, okay?
- What?
But I already paid you!
He's going to fall!
- Fall!
- Again, again!
- I'm dizzy.
- Again, again!
Lan.
Who's that?
- Mei Lien?
- She's here!
- You're coming to the class, Marry?
- Didn't you invite me?
But you're not a Muslim.
I brought food for you. For iftar.
For the others too.
Thank you, Marry.
You're welcome. Nice seeing you.
What does that mean?
How are you today?
I don't understand.
I thought you could speak Chinese.
That's enough, Marry, I give up.
No more Chinese.
I don't understand. I give up.
I'm just dropping off food.
- Are you going straight home?
- You know I can't come.
Don't go.
Wait for me.
I once waited for you too.
All right.
Guys! Food for iftar!
Here!
Thank you, Marry.
- Whose picture is that?
- Cut Nyak Dien.
That's nice. Patriotic.
Granny told me to.
Bro, how do you say
"peace be upon you" in Chinese?
How would I know?
What language is this?
- Chinese.
- What does it mean?
"Falling in love."
What does a kid like you know about love?
A kid, a grown-up. All humans can love.
We all have feelings.
Hey, try that song you made up yesterday.
What was it like again?
Remember the chords?
- G to C to G to C, right?
- Right.
A chicken strolls up to me
I'm going to eat it
I'm going to eat it
A duck waddles up to me
I'm going to eat it
I'm going to eat it
A tiger prowls up to me
It's going to eat me
It's going to eat me
It's going to eat me
It's going to eat me!
- Wait!
- What?
How was it during
the time of Prophet Sulaiman?
Dilan.
Hey, Marry.
- Peace be upon you, Marry.
- And peace be upon you.
You speak Arabic?
I brought cakes. It's not much.
Thanks, Marry.
Why didn't you say xi xi?
If I say xi xi,
you'll just keep speaking Chinese.
I don't understand.
Fire again!
Blow.
Fire!
Dilan. Come here.
Here's a letter from Bulan.
- Bulan?
- Yeah.
What letter?
Bulan said it's from Mei Lien.
Okay, then. I'm going in.
Okay.
Dilan.
It's Marry.
Actually, all this time,
I went to the Islamic class
without my mother's permission.
She scolded me
when she found out I've been going.
Then she told me not to go anymore.
That's all. Happy fasting.
Dilan? Where's Banar?
He's at the theater.
What are you doing?
Copying down a poem I wrote.
- Poem? Let me see it.
- Yes.
- Here.
- Read it to me.
"Rambo. A war broke out in Vietnam."
"Into the jungle he goes,
to dispose the trash in the dump."
"Rambo. He loves cleanliness."
Wonderful. Well done, my grandson.
Thanks, Grandma.
- You're coming to Aceh, right?
- When?
Your mom hasn't told you?
No, she hasn't.
We have to leave a week before Eid.
Then we're going to celebrate Eid in Aceh.
You've never celebrated Eid
in Aceh, have you?
No, Grandma.
Very well, then. My little poet.
Why did you put her picture
next to Scruffy over here?
Don't do that.
Mom! Grandma!
- Someone's here!
- Who?
- Peace be upon you.
- Peace be upon you.
- Hello! Peace be upon you.
- Peace be upon you too.
Peace be upon you. Happy Eid Mubarak.
Marry. Today, I'm celebrating Eid
in Aceh with my family.
We plan on going back
to Bandung the week after.
That's all I want to say.
You don't need to reply.
I'm afraid that by the time you do,
I'd already be back in Bandung.
- Aren't you going to eat?
- Just this.
- Can I have this?
- Bring it back here later, Lan.
- She had fun playing with her cousins.
- Really?
Did a lot of people come?
- They're all Disa's age.
- They devoured those cookies.
- The cookies from Aceh?
- That's the one.
- The bicycle brand, isn't it?
- There's Wati.
Happy Eid Mubarak, Auntie.
Next time, try to ride the bike around.
- Happy Eid Mubarak.
- To you too!
- Peace be upon all of you.
- And peace be upon you!
- Grandpa.
- Hello.
- Happy Eid.
- Greet the auntie, Disa.
Peace be upon you too.
- Happy Eid, Mom.
- You too.
Where's her brother?
Dilan. Have you heard?
Heard about what?
Mei Lin's father's store got robbed.
Really? When?
The day before Eid.
Anyway, here. A letter from Mei Lien.
It's for you.
How's her father doing now?
Well, I don't know.
Dilan.
It's me, Marry.
My father's store got robbed.
After he went into critical condition,
my father passed away.
That very same day,
they took him to Semarang.
He was going to be buried there.
I have to go with my mother to Semarang.
My mother said
we might be moving back to Semarang.
And we're going to sell
our old house in Bandung.
If I'm moving to Semarang for good,
I'm definitely going to be sad.
Because I have to leave Bandung
and the nice people who live there.
Marry?
Who do you love most in this world?
God.
- That's a shame.
- What's wrong, Lan?
That's a tough competitor.
God is the Almighty.
You love God.
As for me, I love His creation.
Thank you, Dilan,
for making your friends at school happy.
Forgive me
for everything I've done all this time.
Send my best to your mother, and to Disa.
Tell everyone I sent them my best too.
Happy Eid Al-Fitr.
Please forgive me for everything.
Dilan, that's Atikah's seat.
Is it okay if I leave you alone?
Marry. Happy birthday.
- Sorry I'm late.
- Yes. Thank you.
- What's this?
- Just read it.
And that's my story
with Mei Lien Marry Oie.
I remember how that day felt like.
The day we had to say goodbye.
It wasn't fun at all,
but it was a lesson learned.
People come and go. That's life.
Goodbye, Marry.
Thank you for being a great best friend.
Peace be upon you. I love you.