In Budapest, an elderly mother teaches her Hungarian-speaking daughter the difference between active and passive tenses in the mother's Indonesian mother tongue.

Through language lessons with her mother, a daughter learns more about her Indonesian roots, her mother’s painful journey, and her longing for a place to call home. In Budapest, an elderly mother teaches her Hungarian-speaking daughter the difference between active and passive tenses in the mother's Indonesian mother tongue.

What starts as a simple film about a familial language lesson encompasses the mother’s painful past, her journey to Hungary, her unintended life there, the effects of history on the individual, and the power of language to both reveal and connect.

duration:
11 min
country / year of production:
Hungary, Belgium, Portugal, Indonesia / 2024
director:
Andrea Suwito
cinematography:
Andrea Suwito
production:
Andrea Suwito / DocNomads
selected festivals and awards:
2024 – Sheffield Doc/Fest
tags:
human rights relations migrations Far East family

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