On a train, a queer person reminisces how their hometown was burned down just as their gay love interest from a pesantren was murdered.

Speaking of gay couples in hardships, Himas portrays yet another beautiful story of love, loss, and longing. While her previous entry presents a world of potential liberation in the midst of impossible challenges, this current story tells of the soul-crushing loss and loneliness that queer people of lesser resources face from hate crime and environmental exploitation on a regular basis.

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Produced by Dania Joedo, narrated by Sarah Hana, translated by Gisela Swaragita

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