Let in Those Who Weep - The Toraja of Sulawesi
Let in Those Who Weep - The Toraja of Sulawesi
Watch Let in Those Who Weep - The Toraja of Sulawesi Online Free on Watchseries. There is a special moment in the lives of the that can be described by a single word: Mabadong. Toraja funerals are as they were 500 years ago. The tradition of letting into the inner circle of mourners anyone weeping for the deceased, is a ritual which brings together every rank of society. It is a huge ceremony which reinforces the social hierarchy and keeps alive the spirit of the Toraja culture. But it is also a tradition that threatens to put this people into financial ruin. This is the story of a young man who puts his family in debt, sells his parents' house and gambles the lot on cockfights, to raise the money for his grandmother's funeral and thus preserve his family's rank in the tribe.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country:
- Director: Christian François Crye
- Cast:
Comment
Related Movies
- 1913
Miss Davison's Funeral
Miss Davison's Funeral01913HD
The funeral procession of suffragette Emily Davison - fatally injured at the Epsom Derby - passes through London to her final resting place in...
![Miss Davison's Funeral]()
- 1978
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn6.41978HD
Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was...
![Germany in Autumn]()
- 2001
War Photographer
War Photographer7.52001HD
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
![War Photographer]()
- 2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
Secret Lives of Orangutans7.52024HD
Follow a multi-generational orangutan family through their treetop triumphs and travails in this immersive documentary narrated by David Attenborough.
![Secret Lives of Orangutans]()
- 2014
The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence7.82014HD
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the "Communist" purge occurred in 1965. His remaining family...
![The Look of Silence]()
- 1996
The Great Post Road
The Great Post Road91996HD
Road movie-style documentary about the Great Post Road (De Groote Postweg/Jalan Raya Pos). Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), one of the most important...
![The Great Post Road]()
- 2017
Guilty
Guilty62017HD
A film about convicted drug smuggler Myuran Sukumaran, who became an accomplished artist before he was executed by firing squad in Indonesia in April...
![Guilty]()
- 2025
A Land With No Ceremony
A Land With No Ceremony82025HD
During 2020, when the pandemic policy loosened, a violinist went back to hometown in mainland China to meet his parents and his friends. A sudden...
![A Land With No Ceremony]()
- 2026
Sulawesi - Am Anfang war die Höhlenmalerei
Sulawesi - Am Anfang war die Höhlenmalerei72026HD
![Sulawesi - Am Anfang war die Höhlenmalerei]()
- 2007
Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche
Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche8.52007HD
Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A further shock follows when he and his brother...
![Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche]()
- 2026
Screams on the Streets
Screams on the Streets102026HD
This documentary dismantles the black-and-white social stigma that has long been attached to the punk community and often shaped by narrow...
![Screams on the Streets]()
- 2008
The Burning Season
The Burning Season6.82008HD
Dorjee Sun, a young Australian Entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from...
![The Burning Season]()
