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202131 minPGdocumentary

Pelebon Ring Pandemi

202131 minPGdocumentary

A unique method of cremation, rarely used by Balinese people, is employed during the pandemic for a couple whose love story unfolds until death.

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Ida Bagus Adi Raditya Pratiyaksa

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A unique method of cremation, rarely used by Balinese people, is employed during the pandemic for a couple whose love story unfolds until death.

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Ida Bagus Adi Raditya Pratiyaksadirector

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A husband and wife, both sulinggih, navigate the challenges of performing pelebon during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bali. The couple faces the unique difficulties of cremating bodies exposed to the virus. They adopt an uncommon method called Tirta Prenawa Pengawak Solas. Central to the narrative is their love story, marked by a promise that the husband would die first, a vow left unfulfilled when the wife passes away first.

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