

One birthday. Two daughters. Zero chance she makes it home on time.
An overworked career mom who tries to get home early for her daughter’s birthday ends up taking care of her boss’ daughter all night and missing the whole birthday.
Direction
Sastrowardoyo builds dread through mundane domestic spaces.
Acting
Cut Mini's restrained performance says everything without yelling.

Director
Dian Sastrowardoyo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Indonesian cinema is experiencing a quiet renaissance in short-form domestic realism, with Sastrowardoyo part of a generation reframing women's invisible labor.
The 15-minute runtime isn't just economical—it's temporal pressure made literal, forcing the audience to experience the same suffocating time crunch as the protagonist.