''Mengejar Matahari'' ( en, Chasing the Sun) is a 2004 Indonesian coming-of-age

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directed by

Rudi Sujarwo Rudianto Soedjarwo (born 9 November 1971) is an Indonesian film director. He became popular after he directed a teens movie ''What's Up with Love?'' (2002). Filmography * ''Falling Star'' (''Bintang Jatuh'') * ''Tragedy'' (''Tragedi'') * ''What' ...

. It was shown at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

in 2005. ''Mengejar Matahari'' is a coming of age story of four childhood friends living in a

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ghetto whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood.

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