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Rising from Silence 2016 Directed by Shalahuddin Siregar Bangkit dari Bisu

Silenced for more than 50 years, a group of elderly women in Indonesia decided to share the country’s forgotten history to the young generation through singing. The women formed a choir group that sings songs written inside prisons by those who were arrested and sentenced for years without any single trial. The singing and sharing has helped them heal their trauma as well as connecting them with an eager young audience.

Country Indonesia
Production Country Indonesia
Language Indonesian
Spoken Language Indonesian
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 16 June 2016
28 mins