Guess What? Putu Wijaya

It would appear that the issue of disintegration is not only giving headaches to top politicians, but also noted theater actor and director Putu Wijaya. And he is planning to use his talent to discuss the issue.

In January next year, he will begin production of Nyanyian Laut (The Singing of the Sea), the work of scriptwriter Budiati Abiyoga.

"The film is about humanity. It's about a person, who became a victim in the mass chaos in the past, but legally he is ignored," Putu said in his house in the Cirende area, close to Bogor.

He said that he believed that if more attention was paid to issues about humanity, there would be unity instead of disintegration.

"I believe our people still watch Indonesian films as long as they have good campaigns, good promotions. Garin Nugroho proves he can do it. People watch (his movies). Also Kuldesak," said Putu, referring to distinguished director Garin's successful movie Daun Di atas Bantal (A Leaf on a Pillow).

Apart from work on big screen films, he is currently working on three TV series: Kemerdekaan dalam Merdeka (Independent within Independence), Jembatan Emas (Golden Bridge) and Musuh yang Tak Nampak (Unseen Enemy) as requested by the Department of Education and Culture. The series also focus on issues of humanity and disintegration.

For his TV series, Putu hopes they will be aired by private TV stations. He said his previous film about reading habits did not gain much attention because it was aired by state TV station TVRI.

"I want this time for (the series) to be heard loud and clear, so I hope private TV stations will air them." (Endi Aras)