Brilio.net/en - This film is a campaign ad for Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara (JKKN, or National Department for Culture and Arts) Sabah, Malaysia, in 2015. The short film brings message of the meaning of Lebaran (Eid Al-Fitr), a Muslim holiday after a month of fasting, which is forgiveness and doing good deeds. It is a tradition that children would visit their parents on Lebaran, which is what happens in the film below.
Once upon a time lives a woman who sells cakes in a small village. The woman has two sons; the firstborn is now a grown up and the young one is still a baby. One day the woman asked her first son to sell the cakes because she has to take care of the baby. But instead of getting help, her son became angry and ashamed for having to sell cakes. At one point then the son chose to leave the house.
Ten year had passed until the son felt guilty and came back on Lebaran. On his way home he stopped by a market to break his fast. He saw a young boy selling cakes but nobody was buying his cakes. He felt pity for the boy, so he gave the boy money without taking the cakes.
To his surprise, the young boy gave the money from him to a beggar instead. He was curious and interviewed the boy.
The man asked the boy why he gave the money to a beggar, and to this the young boy replied, Because I am not a beggar and I cannot take money just like that. My mother said a beggar is someone who doesnt make an effort.
He was amazed at the boy and bought all of the cakes. He wondered how noble the mother who gave birth to the boy is. But when he found out who is she, he couldnt help but crying. Watch the rest of the film here:
Original article by Erina Wardoyo
(brl/red)
