The Science of Fictions

In a remote corner of Indonesia during the 1960s, a quiet man named Siman stumbles upon a foreign film crew creating a fabricated Moon landing. But when he gets caught, his tongue is mercilessly cut off, leaving him unable to speak. Traumatized, Siman becomes lost in his dreams of being an astronaut, struggling to cope with the harsh reality around him. Meanwhile, a charismatic soldier in the village parodies the country's authoritarian leader, Suharto, as Siman's slow-motion movements and silence make him an easy target for ridicule and abuse. The Science of Fictions delves into the human psyche and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy in a world where the truth is obscured by the powerful.

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