Rum?
It's okay.
I'm sorry, Rum.
It's okay, Mom.
BASED ON NOVEL BY RATIH KUMALA
CIGARETTE GIRL
Father, what's wrong?
Father!
Tegar. Call the doctor.
Father.
I don't know, Jeng.
Please, believe me.
It was Sir Djagad who put Sir Idroes's name on the list.
Put the table there.
Ma'am.
-Please clean the kids' rooms. -Yes.
Dear.
Your room is the only one left to clean.
I still have work.
It won't take long.
Your desk needs to be emptied before it can be packed.
Tegar, Karim.
Don't play there. Come on.
Please get the children.
No matter how hardI try to keep it under wraps,
I always feel guilty.
INVITATION
I can't lie to myself anymore.
I have to tell someone about everything that actually happened.
This letter will be proof.
And it might put me in jail.
Or even worse,
death.
M CITY, 1973
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
Thank you for coming.
This is important
for Dasiyah.
How's business, Mr. Soeraja?
Is everything well?
I ask of you,
please give this to Dasiyah.
This is hers.
I see, you've still got guts.
After your activities with that party
caused Dasiyah to be taken away and her dad killed.
I'm not involved in that.
Your name is not on the list
because someone is protecting you.
If Djagad could protect you,
that means he could have added Sir Idroes's name on the list.
I…
You made a deal with Djagad.
You even married his daughter to strengthen your position in his family.
Well done.
Please give this to Dasiyah.
This is the proof
that she can take everything I have.
You know that
even with this,
you will always be a traitor to Dasiyah and her family.
Forever.
It turns out that you still can't forget your past.
So it was true?
Innocent people died because of you?
Because of us, Raja. Us.
No.
It was your close relationship with the party
that actually gave me the opportunity.
Even now I don't see you dare to say that Idroes is innocent.
Even though it was you who was supposed to be taken.
I can change it.
Now.
Even if I have to lose everything
and you
have to bear the consequences.
Come on.
We're family, Raja.
You should focus on your new life in Jakarta.
It's the result of your effort and hard work.
To achieve success,
you need to make sacrifices.
But if you still want to meddle with your past,
the ones who will suffer the most
is the rest of Idroes's family.
Sir Djagad was right.
I was the one who got Sir Idroes killed.
Forgive me, Jeng.
Mom?
I'll get the doctor.
Your boyfriend is asleep, Rum.
Mom!
He's not my boyfriend.
How did he know I like ginger candy?
He said that the first time he met you,
you asked for ginger candy.
Where did you guys meet?
At the Kretek Museum, Mom.
He went there to learn more about kretek.
Why does he look so familiar?
Ma'am.
I'm sorry, I dozed off.
I'm sorry for what happened earlier.
My memory isn't as good as it used to be.
It's okay, ma'am.
So how can I help you?
There is someone who would like to meet…
Jeng Yah.
I haven't heard that name in a long time.
And it's time
for me to tell you about Jeng Yah.
Your mom.
When your grandma passed away,
we could only rely on each other to survive.
M CITY, 1973
DJAGAD RAJA OFFICIALIZED IN JAKARTA
Dasiyah went through hard times during her imprisonment.
She would always conceal her sadness.
But I knew.
All that I could do was to cheer her up
so she could go on living.
It's time to forget him, Big Sis.
I did.
If you really did,
you should learn to open up your heart for someone else.
-Hello, Rukayah! -Hello, Seno!
Hello, Rukayah!
What is that?
Groceries.
That's a lot.
You'll stay for dinner, right?
Sure.
I bought too many things anyway, so perhaps I can join.
Okay, I'll prepare.
Can you stay with Yah?
Thank you, Seno.
You've been very kind to us.
I know
that it's a big risk for you.
Actually,
I want your permission to do more than this.
Since I was a kid, I was always taught
to not take something for granted.
I have to work.
You can work at my dad's factory, Yah.
To mix flavor.
I want other kinds of work.
I can't mix flavors anymore.
Besides,
it's too risky for a factory to hire someone like me.
About that,
I know a way around that.
Dasiyah, just think of this as my token of gratitude.
Seno.
It's in the bag. Is it yours?
Yes.
I accidentally brought it. Thank you.
Okay.
Dasiyah, don't worry.
I'll take care of everything.
Seno successfully convinced his dad
to secretly hire Yah as a flavor mixer.
For all everyone knew,
Boekit Klapa's flavor was mixed by Eko.
-Rukayah. -Seno.
This is Eko.
-Eko. -Rukayah.
Eko.
-Hi, Rukayah. -Excuse me.
Seno brought all of the ingredients
and the equipment needed to make flavors.
What do you think?
The ingredients would be put there.
-Where should I put this? -Here.
I'm going upstairs.
She always worked overtime.
She always tried to make new flavor recipes.
But she said they all failed.
Being busy was good to keep her mind distracted.
But it wasn't enough.
I'm sorry
if I'm bothering you.
May I?
Kretek Gadis?
It's sweet.
Men would say self-rolled cigarette is sweet
just because it touched a woman's lips.
It probably tastes different than it used to.
Maybe I already lost my skills.
You didn't lose anything, Dasiyah.
You are still the same, just like when I first met you.
If you would like to be my wife,
I would be the happiest man in this world.
Allow me to protect you from the pain of your past.
-Is there any objection? -No.
My sister's wedding with Seno was held privately.
Seno's family didn't even come.
As a soldier,
Seno shouldn't be marrying my sister.
Someone whose name was on the list.
But Seno didn't care.
-Thank you, Rukayah. -You're welcome.
Whatever her reason, my sister got married to him.
I was relieved to see my sister trying to move on with her life.
For me, that was all that mattered.
But not long after that,
Seno was deployed to the pacification of the rebellion in Irian Jaya.
I'm actually still wondering…
Take care.
Why did he have to leave
just a few months after the wedding?
Is this the residence of Captain Seno Aji?
Yes.
We were ordered to bring his belongings.
Please.
DEATH CERTIFICATE
SENO AJI, INDONESIAN NATIONAL ARMED FORCES
Two weeks later,
we got the news that Seno died in the line duty.
His belongings were sent back home.
It was really hard for us.
Yah?
A month later,
my sister found out that she was pregnant.
What's wrong?
Keep pushing, Big Sis.
-Big Sis! -Thank God.
Big Sis!
The day you were born
was the happiest day of our life.
You…
brought back my sister's smile.
She loved you so much, Rum.
I just realized
the reason why you look so familiar.
Your smile reminds me of my childhood friend
who also liked ginger candy like me.
My sister went back home
and got her freedom.
But the moment she stepped out of captivity,
she found out
that her fierce soul had been frozen.
I know this is very hard for you, Rum.
Do you want to sit down?
Or do you want to go home?
I can get my car
and we can go
to Bali?
Italy? France?
-Enough, Bas. -Rome?
Enough, Bas. This is enough.
I just want you to be happy, Rum.
Isn't it funny though?
A few days ago, we didn't know each other.
Now you're the only one who understands me.
Well…
I get it.
You want to know what really happened.
But on the other hand,
when you finally know the truth,
you're afraid to face it.
Did I say something wrong?
Good morning, Mr. Eko.
Arum!
-Come on in! -Hello, sir.
Ayu!
We have guests, make some tea.
Hey, want to have breakfast as well?
It's okay, sir, we're good.
Your collection is top-notch, sir.
It's just a hobby of mine.
I put it on display so it's easy to look at.
Arum has always liked seeing my collection since she was little.
Unlike her mom.
What is it, sweetheart?
Well…
Whenever you came here,
I always braced myself for this.
I didn't expect
it would be now.
Madam Dasiyah taught me everything.
I started as her assistant.
M CITY, 1974
She tried her best to make sure
that she could provide for her child.
Eko.
Please help me mix this one.
Yes, ma'am.
After Seno passed away,
Mr. Tira also laid her off.
Big Sis, look over here.
Finally, she convinced me to open my own business.
Don't add too much.
In the end,
I could even own a kretek factory.
Do you own a kretek factory?
Not exactly a factory.
It's just a small-scale industry.
Kembang Setaman.
I don't have any employees.
But when I get cigarette orders like I do right now,
I would call them.
-Ma'am. -We have guests.
What matters is,
we earn enough to live.
All of this is thanks to your aunt.
So Madam Dasiyah was basically Kembang Setaman's business partner?
Supposedly.
She always rejected me though.
She said,
based on her previous experiences,
it would be better for her not to be a part of this.
So the only thing I can do
is to send part of my profits to her family.
I think…
It's just my opinion.
The flavor of kretek
always reveals the mixer.
This one is Dasiyah's.
Let me show you something.
Wait a minute.
Here.
This is the recipe for a flavor that Madam Dasiyah recited to me.
I follow it through, even to the small details.
Look, here's her signature. See?
Have you ever changed this recipe?
Why should I change Kretek Gadis' recipe?
It's already perfect.
So it means, Kretek Kembang Setaman's recipe
is the same with Kretek Gadis?
I want to try it.
Pur.
Thank you.
You've been a good wife.
I'm sorry, I…
couldn't be a better husband for you.
Dear.
You've given everything to this family.
For me.
For our children.
I know that, dear.
Bas.
Last time we parted ways in a bad way.
Now, I want us to part ways amicably.
Why are you saying that?
We can always see each other again, Rum.
That's not what I meant.
How should I say it?
I'll be back soon.
And I promise everything will be all right.
All right.
KEMBANG SETAMAN
Hello? Can you get a helicopter ready?
There's the man of the hour.
Why bother coming back?
-You might as well stay there. -Tegar.
Enough.
-Here. -Thank you, Bas.
I really need this.
Maybe I'm biased,
but DR's cigarettes taste the best.
Without this, I'd lose my mind now.
Of course.
That's why we are still number one.
That's not DR.
That is Father and Jeng Yah's kretek.
It was called Kretek Gadis.
The museum has its history if you want to fact-check.
It was made before Father and Grandpa made DR.
Hey.
Who else knew about this?
-Only me and… -Who else knows?
-Only me and Jeng Yah's family! -Are you sure?
Tegar.
-Tegar. -Shut up! I'm thinking!
Okay, listen to me.
Bas.
Hey.
Call our lawyer, what's his name? Mr. Bambang.
Call Mr. Bambang now.
Tell him everything you've just told us.
Let him take care of this.
-Are you serious? -I am. It will be taken care of.
Tegar.
Father and Grandpa already did wrong by ripping this off.
Now, you want to call a lawyer to handle this?
Rim.
Then what do you want to say to our shareholders?
Okay, you want to go on the meeting and be like,
"Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me as DR's representation,
to give you a special announcement. It turns out,
our recipe has been a rip-off all along!" Like that?
-It got Jeng Yah's dad killed. -I don't care.
-What do you think we're selling? -It's someone's life!
-I'm asking you… -Dad has been looking for her!
What are we selling? Prayer mats?
Enough! Father is in there!
Maybe this has something to do with what we heard inside.
Father talked in his sleep…
He keeps mentioning Grandpa's name.
He said someone died because of him.
And if what Lebas said is true,
that means what we should do next
is to put the interest of Jeng Yah
and her family first.
I agree.
It's time for all of you
to fix your Grandpa's mistake.
I agree.
For the sake of Grandpa's reputation. I'll handle it.
No one is allowed to tarnish his name.
-About the company… -What's wrong with you?
-Can you shut your mouth? -Tegar!
I know your grandpa the best.
It's okay, Mom.
I've been turning a blind eye all this time.
But now I realize
that we bear the consequences
of what we've done.
I only ask one thing of you.
Do as your dad wishes.
That's it.
Bas.
See your dad now.
He wants to talk to you.
Yes, Mom.
We're going to fix everything, Mom.
We're going to fix all of this.
I found some of your journals.
And Jeng Yah's.
I also read about…
Kretek Gadis.
And…
how you started Kretek DR
until Jeng Yah came to your wedding.
And how that's the last time you saw Jeng Yah.
Actually,
I met Jeng Yah one last time after that.
M CITY, 1975
When we were traveling from Jakarta to Kudus,
the train transited at M City.
You and your brothers were still young kids by then, Bas.
When I had already lost my hope of ever seeing her again,
Sit properly.
Jeng Yah showed up right before me.
I'm big, not small.
Go to your mom.
I need to make some business calls.
Okay.
-Miss, please look after the children. -Okay.
Jeng Yah!
Jeng Yah. Wait.
Wait.
Please hear me out this time.
Forgive me.
I'm--
Please. Stop it.
Calm down.
Dasiyah, calm down!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry
Everything that happened to you,
it's all my fault.
I let Djagad did all of these to your family.
I don't know if you have read the letters
that I put in your journal, which I gave to Seno.
I already explained everything there.
Djagad envied your dad.
He wanted to take all that your dad had.
Djagad was the one who put your dad's name
on the list.
If only you know what has been on my mind all this time.
I should've chosen you.
I should've stood beside you.
Not Seno.
Seno passed away.
I don't know what should I do so I'll be able to love you.
I don't know what's right.
And what's wrong.
I just want us to be together.
I've always been here.
I never went anywhere.
You can always go home to me
if that's what you really wanted.
Allow me to fix everything.
I will choose you.
Do you want to take me back?
Meet me at the station next week.
I'll come home.
Do you promise?
I promise.
The next week,
I returned to the station.
I came to start a new life.
But she wasn't there.
I waited.
But she never came.
I stayed at M City for a few days
looking for Jeng Yah.
I asked everyone I know.
But I found nothing.
After your grandpa passed away,
M CITY, 1979
I realized I was too busy looking for Jeng Yah…
Thank you.
…that I forgot my promise
to fix everything.
So…
Can we talk for a minute?
…I searched for all of Sir Idroes' employees…
It's from me.
…and made sure…
-Sir… -For you and your family.
-But sir… -Take it.
…they and their families lived comfortably.
-Thank you, sir. -You're welcome.
And we renewed the concept,
by changing the old logo into a new one.
We hope we can develop further in the future.
That's all, ladies and gentlemen.
This is the old logo, this is the new one.
Here are the details.
I changed the design of the packaging,
hoping Jeng Yah would see it.
WITH GREAT HONOR, WE HEREBY INVITE YOU TO OUR RECEPTION NIGHT
I know
I've done so many things
that disappointed you, Bas.
I want you to know…
Never, not even once,
that I was proud of them.
Forgive me, Lebas.
Father.
I didn't find Jeng Yah.
But I met her daughter.
What?
Please, tell me everything.
KRETEK GADIS
Arum.
Mom.
This belonged to my sister.
Maybe this can clear everything up.
This is your grandparents' house, Rum.
Sir Idroes.
When I was little,
my dad often traveled from Jakarta to visit this house, to take care of it.
Come.
Arum.
That's Tegar.
That's Karim.
This is my dad, Mr. Raja.
Father,
this is Arum.
Arum.
On behalf of my family,
I'd like to apologize
for…
everything that I've done
to you and your family.
I promise
I will fix everything.
Thank you, Mr. Raja.
But…
It's not me you should be apologizing to.
I was hoping
Rukayah would come.
So I could apologize directly to her.
But I understand.
I should come to her.
And I know,
an apology is not enough.
But
the hardest thing is,
seeing children suffer
because of their parents' mistakes.
Mr. Raja.
I have something to tell you
about Jeng Yah.
About the day you met each other at the station.
My mom went straight home.
M CITY, 1975
According to Rukayah,
she found this book along with your letter in it.
She had made a final decision to be with you.
But Rukayah disagreed.
She didn't think you'd accept me,
Mr. Seno's daughter.
But Dasiyah believed
that you would.
Rukayah, please listen to me.
Arum stays here.
Then
the day before she was supposed to meet you,
something happened.
The doctor said
the years she spent in imprisonment had weakened her body.
So it couldn't fight the infection that she got.
There was nothing that could be done.
Promise
to take care of Arum.
Dasiyah passed away a week later.
The only people who knew about this were Rukayah and Eko.
And they had never told anyone about this.
Thank you, Rum.
Please take me to her.
We all have our lowest point.
People call it a wound,
I call it
a lesson.
DASIYAH DAUGHTER OF IDROES MOERIA
It's something I hold as my way of life
without any shame.
Perhaps once we can accept all of it
as a part of ourselves,
only then can we look forward.
Because I believe
that ahead of me,
better things
are waiting.
-Our condolences. -Thank you.
OUR CONDOLENCES
Lebas.
KRETEK DJAGAD RAJA KRETEK KEMBANG SETAMAN
KRETEK GADIS
KRETEK PROKLAMASI KRETEK MERDEKA
I called the hospital, they said Dr. Arum is on leave.
Really? You called the hospital?
Here's the thing, Bas.
I want to find out about my dad's family.
Okay.
I thought we'd never meet again.
Are you that afraid?
We're here, aren't we?
Yes.
But come to think of it,
did Mr. Lebas run away from Jakarta?
-I'm not running away. -Then what?
I'm starting a new journey.
My dad told me not to wait until it's too late.
How did you get here?
By car.
There.
Hey.
-The car's there. -You can send it home.
Send it home?
I don't know how to ride a bike.
I didn't ask you to.
Why are you sitting already? I need to move the bike out first.
Get off.
Now help me.
All right.
Subtitle translation by: Muhammad Yudiansyah