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Whispering Sands
DVD cover.
Directed byNan Triveni Achnas
Written byNan Triveni Achnas
Rayya Makarim
Produced byChristine Hakim
Shanty Harmayn
Harris Lasmana
Makoto Ueda
StarringChristine Hakim
Dian Sastrowardoyo
CinematographyYadi Sugandhy
Edited byFrans Paat
Music byThoersi Argeswara
Release date
2001
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Whispering Sands (Pasir Berbisik) is a 2001 Indonesian drama film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim and Dian Sastrowardoyo as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless sand dunes.

Plot

Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother. Forced to move inland from their seaside home to a desert of constantly shifting sands, the pair settle down to their familiar antagonism. Finally, Daya sees a vaguely familiar face shuffle in from across the wasteland.

Cast

Festivals and awards

The film has been screened at many film festivals worldwide. Accolades include:

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