Hundreds of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) who previously gathered in front of the building, one by one, began to enter the cinema located in the Causeway Bay area. Even though they admitted that they did not know and were filled with curiosity about the LIMA storyline that they would watch, they looked cheerful because they had the opportunity to participate in the free film awards held by The Indonesian Club.
“He said it was a film about Pancasila, but I don’t know what the story is like. I hope you don’t get bored with the movie. It’s because you rarely have the opportunity to watch together for free like this,” said Umi, one of the PMIs who got movie tickets after registering through the hotline of The Indonesian Club.
Omnibus FIVE, 5 Precepts in One Story
Film LIMA is an omnibus or a film that brings together several different genres in a series of stories. Not only the genre, the storyline is also different by taking the idea of each precept in Pancasila, but still has continuity and a common thread of the story.
“Because we are Pancasila, this film was intentionally directed by 5 people, carrying 5 stories which are the implementation of the 5 precepts. Meanwhile, the one family presented in the story is a picture of Indonesia, which is one house and one family where we are all in it,” said Lola Amaria, who in addition to being a producer is also one of the directors in charge of directing films with the principal principles of Indonesian Unity.
Apart from Lola, other directors involved in the lengthy research and direction of the LIMA film are Salahuddin Siregar who directed the first principle, Tika Pramesti the second principle, Harvan Agustriansyah with the fourth principle, and Adriyanto Dewo for the fifth principle.
The film LIMA opens with the fates of Fara, Aryo, Adi and Ijah as their domestic workers (PRT) who are grieving because they have just lost Maryam. Problems arise when they debate how Maryam will be buried. Because, Maryam is a Muslim, while only Fara who embraced Islam among her other siblings.
Although the funeral problems were finally resolved peacefully, problematic later developed into Maryam’s children. Adi, who is often bullied, witnessed several events that aroused his sense of humanity and made him have to deal with school friends who often bullied him.
Fara as a swimming coach must face her own problems. He who previously always determined athletes who were sent to national training without elements of race and nepotism in the assessment, had to face challenges from the owners of the club where he worked.
Meanwhile, Aryo as the eldest son in the family who has just lost his job must try to become a leader in the issue of the distribution of the inheritance left by his mother.
Meanwhile, Ijah was forced to resign from her job as a domestic worker in the family of the late Maryam to return home to save her own family: to demand justice for her two children.
In the midst of the problems at hand, the family in this story only needs to return to the five most basic things that are the root of their problems, namely: God, Humanity, Unity, Deliberation, and Justice.
Shared Anxiety and Five Red Lines with PMI Life
Two directors Lola Amaria and Tika Pramesti who were present at the TIC nobar event admitted that they faced a special challenge to unite the five directors and execute a shared sense of anxiety over the socio-political phenomena that tore apart the values of Pancasila and occurred in the daily lives of Indonesian people into a audio-visual stories that are limited in duration.
“I am nervous about the rampant violence and vigilante actions that occur on a daily basis. I need quite a long research to determine the story and find the actor Adi so that his character fits with what we want, “said Tika Pramesti after the nobar event.
Why should PMI watch LIMA? Maybe because this film can answer and remind all viewers of the question, what is Pancasila? Like what? Is it only in written form?
This film is worth watching not only to understand the meanings behind each precept but also to remind the audience that Pancasila exists in everyday life like the philosophy of water that unites and continues to find its way despite being blocked by anything.
The conflicts presented are conflicts that PMI experiences and encounters every day, such as issues of discrimination and racism as well as Ijah’s dilemma between meeting economic needs and the worries and longing for children while working away from home.
Interestingly, the conflict resolution in this film is a cliché solution and seems trivial but is often forgotten. For example, religious differences can be mediated through individual understanding and tolerance. Humanity is a sense that must be upheld above other flavors. Unity can be achieved by not classifying or distinguishing humans based on skin color and race. And deliberation is the most effective way to solve a problem. Also justice will be realized if the context of the problem is carefully considered.
“This film is good and deserves to be watched by all Indonesians without exception. Because it is our collective duty, the Indonesian people, to neutralize the current state of concern. So that Indonesians, PMI friends in particular, don’t become people who are easily angry, easily offended, sensitive, or now the term is a short axis only in the name of certain groups and interests,” said Rosi, PMI from NTT who came to watch with friends. her friend.
Although written by two writers and directed by 5 different heads, the film which was released last year, coinciding with Pancasila day 1 June 2018, the change in the drama scene from one precept to another was very subtle and almost imperceptible. The audience can get lost in the drama, conflict, and resolution of each of the precepts and accept what is being said without feeling forced and taught.
