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Maternal Strength and Sacrifice in Bali

Turn On CC/Sub for Subtitles ' BALI 8TH CENTURY [Birds chirping] [Drisna exhales] [Distant laughter and chattering] Come on! Come on! [Satya laughing] - Hey, wait for me!

  • [Drisna chuckles] Mom... Mom! My friends keep asking me, where is my father? Hm? Your father is over there. Huh? In that castle? Yes. In the castle. Your father is a Punggawa who serves under a king who loves war. Wow! Turns out my father is pretty awesome! Right, mom? No, he's not. Huh? Your father is not as great as you imagine. As a servant of a bloodthirsty king, your father became a person who's merciless and have lots of enemies. Back then, when I was about to give birth to you... {Drisna writhes in pain] Your father didn't care for me at all. Pardon my insolence, Lord Mahesa. Your wife is in pain and about to give birth. Where are you going, my lord? I am returning to the kingdom for my duty. You take care of the labor. Find a midwife! And don't ever leave this village! [Drisna writhes louder in pain] Do you know? Ever since you were a baby, your father has never once came home. Every night, I always search for my own food. Somedays, I go to the ricefield. Somedays, I go to the forest. All just for you, my child. Just for you. All because of a power-greedy king. One day, suddenly all of our fields were set on fire by the kingdom's enemies. It brought famine to our village. [Crickets chirping] Everything I did, I did it for you. So that you can grow up healthily. Satya will always be with mom! And help mom! [Satya struggles] [Drisna chuckles] Come here, you! [Drisna giggles] Gosh, how my child has grown. When Satya grows up, Satya promises to be a good kid and to always help mom! Come on, mom! Let's harvest these so we can eat well! Helping mom cook~! [Satya grunts] [Wood scratching] Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Look! Wow! What is that? Satya made this for mom. Because mom always cares for Satya! Mom! Look! The fields! What's wrong? Come on, mom! Quickly! [Drisna and Satya giggle in afar] Woah! The rice is ready to be harvested! We won't be hungry anymore, mom! [Drisna and Satya giggle] Satya... With you around, Mom is so so happy... So happy. Thank you, my child. Please don't be sad anymore, okay mom? [Fire crackles] [Pot bubbling] [Footsteps] [Rustling] So, you're finally home? Why so sudden? What are you looking for?! Hey. Hey! You don't care anymore, do you?1 Why are you so quiet?! Answer me! [Crickets chirping] [Footsteps] [Footsteps rapidly approaching]
  • Hey! Mahesa! Wait a minute! Our village is no longer safe! The enemy has already burned down the neighbouring village! The king... No longer cares about his people's suffering! And yet, you still want to go?! If you keep on acting like this, our child and I will leave this village! [Mahesa groans] [Thud] Mom! Whatever! Just wait here until everything in the kingdom is sorted! Don't you dare leave this village, until I come back! F-Fa-Father... [Door closes] Mom, don't be sad... Satya will always be with mom. [Drisna sobbing] [Crickets chirping] [Rapid Footsteps] Hey! Are you sure this is Mahesa's village? Yeah, I'm sure. That's his house! [Loud crashing] [Satya gasps] Mom! [Fire crackling] [Wood crashing] [Door rattling] [Drisna and Satya groaning] [Satya gasps] [Drisna groans] [Gasps] SATYA!!! [Loud crashing] [Groaning] [Gasp] Drisna! [Drisna groaning] Drisna! Are you okay? Your leg! Your leg! - Your leg is hurt! Your eyes!
  • Satya... - S-Satya...
  • Drisna, your body! S...Satya... - Satya...
  • Drisna! Where are you going?! Satya... Satya... [Drisna groans] [Gasp] SATYA!! S-Satya... Satya... Satya. Please wake up... Mom finally found you... Sat...ya... [Sobbing] Satya... Please... Wake up... Satya... Wake up, my child... Come on... Let's go... We shall live... A better life together... Mom loves you... So very much... Satya... Don't leave your mom alone. Satya... Please... Don't leave me alone... Satya...! Satya!! [Cries in the distance] Oh God... Oh God! God, why must my child die? HEY! EVERYONE! Look! Everything has turned into ashes. Our sadness will not mean anything, if we don't do anything. I don't want our families' deaths from this tragedy to go to waste. We have to see the king. To stop all this war! Its enough already... The suffering he has put us through. We will force the king to put an end to this destruction! Come on! COME ON! WHO IS COMING WITH ME TO SEE THE KING?! - Me!
  • Me too! -Me too! - [Wails] For my child! For my child! [Women shouting in agreement] [Satya laughs] Good. We have to make a plan. We will sneak from behind the castle. Wait for my cue. [Footsteps] We have to go through these stairs. Wait, Drisna! Is this the right way? [Footsteps] [Footsteps approaching rapidly] [Blades clashing] [Thud] Drisna! Its time. Go! [Blades clashing] Go Drisna! For our kids! [Rapid footsteps] I have come in peace, to meet the king. It is time to put an end to all the war, the people suffering, and you... It seems like you don't even know what you're fighting for. Ugh! What would an intruder know?! [Mahesa screams] [Blades clashing] Do you know... How many people have been hurt? How many villages have been ruined by your hands? [Mahesa groans] Who are you?! [Mahesa breathes heavily] [Mahesa shouts] [Blades clattering] [Mahesa shouts] [Heavy breathing] [Drisna yells] [Stab] [Blade pulled out] [Thud] [Mahesa laughs] - You...
  • Huh? [Coughs] Ma...he...sa... Y...ou... have killed... your one... and only... child... and... now... me... [Chuckles] Who are you?! Huh?! D-Dris...na... [Mahesa stutters] [Guards from the distance] My lord! Intruders! All the intruders are dead! The kingdom is safe! [Mahesa breathes heavily] S...stop this... Stop! Stop this! Stop everything...! STOP EVERYTHING! [Drisna giggles] Gosh, how my child has grown. When Satya grows up, Satya promises to be a good kid and to always help mom! Satya will always be with mom! And help mom! Mom! Look! The fields! What's wrong? Come on, mom! Quickly! [Drisna chuckles] Satya... With you around, Mom is so so happy... So happy. Thank you, my child. Please don't be sad anymore, Okay mom? Years after Drisna's death, Mahesa continued her rebellion against the king. To make up for his past wrongdoings. After a long battle, Mahesa finally won. War was finally stopped. Peace returned in the land of Bali. And that is, The Power of a Mother (Kekuatan Ibu) A film that was produced in the span of 3 weeks... English Subtitle by: Dominique Joan Devict English Subtitle Supervisor: Agung Indra