This movie shines the brightest when it gets really personal with the case Sur (Shenina Cinnamon) has to face: her disorientation, confusion, being gaslighted, being threatened by authorities, etc. In doing so the film addresses the bitter realities in Indonesia, that Sur's experiences, all hit very close to home (e.g. defamation law, campus defamation accusation, biased criminal justice system, etc). But instead of merely seeing it through the news, through the film we feel like we experience it first-hand.

I would've liked the film much better if it ended half-way, however, when [spoiler]Sur is forced to apologize in front of the camera[/spoiler]. Because sometimes it's just the way it is: the truth is unexposed and the victim is blamed as the perpetrator. But I guess the film tries to send the message in a more optimistic tone, that sometimes we have to take justice with our own hands (I owe this interpretation to my colleague, MK).It also plays the all too common trope about how the rich and powerful may do whatever they want to do, which kinda simplifies the power dynamics in such cases.

There is one sequence where the more theatrical aspect of the film slipped in, and it was really weird to watch as it failed to suspend our disbelief. It also plays the all too common trope about how the rich and powerful may do whatever they want to do, which kinda simplifies the power dynamics in such cases. But other than that it's a very nice film. The dialogue flows much smoother compared to other typical Indonesian films.