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You confuse me.

Why do you always lose against me?

I went to school in Bandung,

studied at ITB,

while you are only an Islamic boarding school graduate.

You must take the high school equivalency test first, so you can take the UMPTN.

You can dream to go to America,

but is it possible for you to realize i, if you are like this?

Give up, Alif. Just teach reciting Qur'an at the mosque.

You should be a fisherman.

Don't be ashamed of catching fish in your own village.

Listen to that!

-Alif! -Yes, Dad?

Are you going to help Daddy or not?

The Kudo miss the touch of your hand.

Sure, Dad.

Hurry up, then.

The front has not been cleaned.

You are busy studying all day long.

-When is the exam? -The day after tomorrow.

Will you take International Relations as your major?

I will, Dad. After the exam the day after tomorrow, you are free.

But you can also watch the European Cup.

That.

The soccer game is already over. The final is tonight.

-Tonight? -Germany vs. Denmark.

-They are great. -Germany will definitely win.

Looking at tonight's match, who do you think will win?

The Dynamite Team, Dad.

Come on. Score.

-It won't go in. -It's definitely going in.

Goal!

What did I say?

-What's wrong, Dad? -It's okay.

If Denmark wins tonight, it means they have proven it, Dad,

that anyone considered an underdog,

as long as you have a champion mentality, will surely win.

That is not certain. Look at that.

Lif… Lif… Look at that.

What did I say?

Randai may call me an underdog,

but I will prove that I am the "Dynamite Kid" of Maninjau.

Look, let's make a promise in this tower.

We will meet at the picture of our own tower.

Sahibul Mantara. Manjadda wajadda "Whoever strives shall succeed."

Manjadda wajadda "Whoever strives shall succeed."

Whoever strives shall succeed.

Alif!

Don't forget to pray before starting the exam.

You only have 30 minutes left.

You have completed the exam. Don't think about it.

You have completed the exam. Don't think about it anymore.

Okay, Dad.

Slow down, Daddy.

If you want to ride a motorbike,

it means you also have to take responsibility for other people.

You're not the only one riding, others do too.

Press the clutch. Insert the gear.

Release slowly.

Dear God. Release slowly.

-You can do it, Lif! -Look ahead.

Look ahead!

-It's hard. -Try it, Lif.

-Now, you can ride a motorcycle, Alif? -Yes, I can.

Thank God.

Be careful.

-Randai, did you just get here? -Yes, I did.

-Have you finished the exam? -I have.

I have to go back to Bandung tomorrow.

This is my address.

You can stay at my boarding house if you want.

-Thanks, Randai. -You're welcome.

Listen, Alif.

Even if you don't pass, just go there.

Then you won't be too sad to face your failure.

Well, I must go home, now.

-Be careful. -Okay.

-Uncle. -Where are you going?

What's the rush?

-You don't want to come in? -Thank you.

-Do you want to go home? -Yes. I must go home.

-Okay. -Excuse me. Greetings.

Greetings.

-How was the exam, Alif? -God willing, Mom.

Thank God.

Darling, have you taken your medicine?

Not yet.

Not here yet?

Daddy?

What if I fail?

It's okay.

The world will not collapse.

Mount Merapi and Singgalang will remain standing.

Look, Alif.

What you need to know is,

your mother and I are proud of your struggle.

Take it easy.

That's the "Harmonis" bus, Daddy.

Yes. That's right. That's the bus.

-Is the morning newspaper available now? -It's available. Here it is.

-Thank you, sir. -You're welcome.

Go on. Read it.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

I'll look here, you look there.

It's okay.

You can try again next year.

Let's go home.

Daddy!

There is still one more page.

Take a look.

Over here, Dad. Whose child's name is this?

This is my son's name.

Are you trying to fool me?

-I passed. -Thank God.

Thank God.

God is the greatest.

-Where are you taking the Kudo? -Alif.

-Thank you, Mr. Lenggang. -Okay.

-Daddy? -The Kudo is not ours anymore.

You must let it go.

You sold the Kudo, Daddy? Why did you sell it?

The Kudo has done its last task in helping our family.

-To pay for my college tuition? -You don't have to feel guilty.

Your siblings still need money for their schooling.

Eli will be in high school soon.

When I have enough money again,

I will buy a new one. Better than that.

Wait here.

Why don't you try it?

I bought it at Pasar Atas.

I ordered it from the shoe and sandal maker.

It is made of genuine leather. Cow-hide.

Take good care of the shoes.

Thank you, Daddy.

Please pray for me, Mother,

that Bandung is not the only place for me,

but that I can continue my studies all the way to America.

But don't forget your religion. Don't forget to go to Mecca.

Yes, Mom.

Forgive me, Alif.

I can't get you to Java, let alone to America.

It's okay, Daddy. I used to migrate to Java.

The most important thing is, you have to take care of your health, Daddy.

Listen, Alif.

When in Rome, do as the Romans.

Take care in your new place. Don't make mistakes.

Alright, Mom.

I have to go now.

Go!

Eli, don't fight with your sister.

Yes, brother.

Do not forget. Take good care of the shoes.

-Love those shoes, so they last. -I will, Daddy.

Take care of your health, Daddy.

-Help Mom while you are at home, okay? -Yes, brother.

-Greetings. -Greetings.

-Don't forget to contact us, Lif. -Definitely, Mom.

Be careful, brother.

Excuse me, sir.

Do you know this address, sir?

This address?

Go that way. You'll find an alley behind the market.

Enter from there.

-Thank you, sir. -Okay.

What nice shoes. It must be made from genuine leather, right?

Right, sir. My father ordered it from Pasar Atas, Bukit Tinggi.

You are from Padang?

-You just arrived? -Right.

-Thanks, sir. -Okay.

-Mr. Anto. -Yes?

My shoes are damaged again.

I just repaired it.

Right. My friend borrowed it to play soccer, so, it's damaged.

Okay. Give me half an hour.

I'll come back.

-I'll go now. -Yes.

-Thank you, Mr. Anto. -You're welcome.

That is my umbrella.

Thank you.

It's not fun without Ustadz.

Ustadz said it's okay if you want to recite.

-Greetings. -Greetings.

You are already good at reciting.

But I just heard one of your friends has a good voice in reciting.

The reading is correct.

-What is your name? -Masyita.

Let's listen to Masyita reading Surah Al-'Asr.

Then we recite after her.

Come on, Masyita. Read the Surah Al-'Asr.

Now, let's recite it together.

Greetings.

Greetings.

-Hi, Sister Nisa. -Hi, Ganis.

Here. I got you all fried bananas. Do you want it?

Sure.

Sorry.

-Do you teach here? -No. I just came to help out.

Mr. Hamid, the teacher, is ill.

Good.

But it is a relief that you can help teach here.

No. I was in front of the mosque, earlier.

What do you think? Do you all agree to him teaching us?

Agreed.

You live around here, right?

Right. I just arrived from Bukittinggi.

Don't tell me you're Randai's friend?

I am. You know Randai too?

Yes. He told me yesterday that one of his friends will be here.

I'm Raisa.

I'm Alif. Alif Fikri.

Let's recite again.

Well, this is Randai's boarding house.

-This one? -Yes.

By the way, Lif. Teach me to recite Qur'an, okay?

At the mosque over there.

Not only us. With my roommate. Dina.

-It's okay, right? -Yes.

Sure.

Okay, then.

-Greetings. -Greetings.

-Alif, you finally got here. -How are you?

-Thank God. I'm fine. You? -I'm fine too.

Guys, meet Alif. My best friend from Maninjau.

He'll study at Padjajaran University. He'll live here with us for now.

-Welcome to Bandung. I'm Imam. -Alif.

-This is Indra. -Hello. I'm Indra.

Where's Yazid?

-He's outside. -Well, the other one is Yazid.

If you want to rest, just sleep in my room.

Wake up, Lif.

I made fried noodles for you. Come on.

Ndai, what's that?

It is an international aircraft design competition.

We are currently designing aircraft jet engines to take part in the competition.

The prize is not bad. You definitely want it.

To America, Lif.

Unfortunately, this competition is only for engineering students.

At 2 p.m., it's time for the Unpad girls who are boarding in front to visit.

-They asked to be taught statistics. -Do you mean Raisa?

-You know her? -Yes. She brought me here, earlier.

She joined tutoring in Bandung.

I became a teacher there.

Raisa is also interested in the Minang culture.

She is studying Minang dancing now.

She studies with you?

Yes, with me, Lif.

Who else? Can you do it?

No? Never mind. I want to get ready.

Do it simultaneously.

One, two.

You are all disobedient. You are juniors.

-Hurry up. Move it! -You, at the back, move!

You, squat!

Damn you!

What did you say? You don't like it?

Do you want to fight? Calm down.

Stop!

Everyone, take the squat jump position. Now!

Mamat! Lower.

I'm Memet.

Okay.

Why are you staring at me? What's wrong with you?

-Want to challenge me? -We are not here to be enslaved.

All of you are spoiled!

You better go home!

-Hold it! -Do you want to die?

If you dare, go one-on-one.

-Don't oppress us here. -Right.

You are all too much.

We are here to study, not to be like this.

Although I'm like this, I'm the leader of a motorcycle gang.

Want me to call them?

You should appreciate this student orientation event.

We will appreciate it if we are valued here.

-Right! -Silent!

We are not kids.

Treat us fairly and humanely.

That's right!

I will beat you all up.

God damn it. Attack!

Peace to all!

We are all brothers. You are a shame to our country!

The leg position must be correct. Mamat, correct your leg position.

Remember, don't put your feet down until tonight.

I wish you hit them harder.

The seniors must die.

You just came and screamed peace.

I beat them up. They are already overwhelmed.

But they went too far.

We are here to study, not to be bullied.

I agree.

Therefore, our resistance cannot end here.

-Our rector must know. -That's right, Matt.

Pardon me. My name is Memet. The leader of Viking Sumedang.

Sorry. I'm Agam, from Malang.

Rusdi, from Ambon.

I'm Alif, from Minang.

I tweaked very hard.

-Remember. Until dawn. -Gosh.

"Following up on student orientation activities

that are not going well.

So, we are from the university.

We will review the implementation

of the student orientation program at Padjajaran University."

-Great. -Go to Garam Beach.

It's best to eat clams.

Rusdi, Alif, Memet, and Agam

are legends like Malin Kundang.

You're great, Rus.

Rus, put on your shoes.

I can smell it over here.

This is some progress.

Met, what are you reading?

You mean this?

KUTUB. Our faculty magazine.

By writing, we…

Oh, my gosh.

It's true.

The female students of the communication faculty are pretty.

-Are you Ali Fikri? -Yes, sir, I'm Alif.

I've heard a lot of stories from the students about you guys.

You're the Islamic boarding students of Bukittinggi?

-Maninjau, to be exact, Mr. Togar. -I see.

-Do you want to be a writer? -I want to go to America, sir.

America?

Just like you.

That is Australia. I haven't been to America.

-But it is possible, right? -Sure it is.

As long as your article is good quality.

Here. This is my article.

Writing in the Islamic Boarding School magazine

is different from writing in a university magazine.

I'm ready to learn more.

Being a writer requires hard work.

Many have failed because they're not strong enough.

I am disappointed.

I got tired of teaching, but there were no results.

But I want to try.

-If you want to try, make one for me. -Okay, sir.

-Do it now. -Now?

No. After the apocalypse. Do it now.

Yes, sir.

Taufik, which one did I ask for, earlier?

-Hey! Are you finished? -Yes, sir.

Bring it here.

It's garbage.

This is not a free-writing magazine,

where you can say what your heart desires.

Only scientific writing applies here.

The introduction and the logic must be strong.

The conclusion must also be strong.

I will wait for your new piece tomorrow morning at 6 a.m.

Yes, sir.

-Greetings. -Greetings.

Masyitah, you memorized it so well.

Over here.

This is our first day.

We start from Surah Al-Baqarah, okay?

-Hey, Dai. -What?

Your eyes are tired. Why don't you go to sleep if you are sleepy?

A little bit more.

It's nice of you to study at Padjajaran University.

You don't have a lot of papers and it's not difficult.

Alif!

-Are you going to use the computer? -Yes.

Don't be too long, okay?

I'm afraid it can overheat, then, it hangs suddenly

and all the files are gone.

-Do you understand? -I do.

You should focus on the subject. You talk about everything else.

See, also your paraphrasing.

It does not connect. You are not focused.

Here. Fix it. I'll wait for that at 4 p.m. on campus.

Why do you write like this? Shame on you.

One, two, three, four,

five, six.

Alif? Come on in.

Seven, eight. One, two.

Raisa, someone's looking for you.

-Raisa. Sorry. Dai. -What is it?

I need the room key.

I also want to borrow your computer. I have to make some revisions.

Your disk must be cleaned.

Lots of viruses.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

Raisa.

-I have to go. -Okay.

-Come on, Raisa. Continue to practice. -A campus assignment?

No. He wants to be a campus magazine writer.

Alif aspires to go to America.

He thinks his articles can take him to America. Let's continue.

Lower and gaze toward the moves.

One, two, three.

Okay.

Not bad.

But it's not good enough to be published in the Kutub magazine

because your point of view about the war in Palestine is not original.

So many people have written about this.

Try to find other ideas.

Okay, sir.

Gosh. Dai, Alif. The girls of Unpad are coming.

Go get changed, Lif.

-Greetings. -Greetings.

Where is Randai?

He invited us to watch a movie at ITB.

Randai is inside. Wait a second.

I just wanted to pick you up.

-Let's go. -Come along, Alif.

-Come along? -Yes.

Do you want to come?

-Don't you want to write? -It's okay. Just come along, Alif.

The more the merrier. Come on.

-Wait. Let me get changed. -You don't have to.

What are you going to wear? No need to change.

This is a sarong.

-Don't take too long. -Yes. I won't take long.

You guys are early.

Didn't we make an appointment for this time?

-Really? -Yes.

Damn. Where are the girls?

You heard them, right?

The smell is still there.

That is the smell of your armpits.

Hey, what's up?

Come on, Lif.

-Is it okay? -Let's go.

-A lot of people come here, right? -Right.

Today, the film is very exciting, Raisa.

An action movie. You like it, right?

Yes, I do, but sometimes I'll be afraid.

What's important is that you like it, right?

You're funny.

Come on, Lif. This is the first time for you, right?

Yes. This is my first time too.

-Hollywood movies confuse me. -What?

They often make films where the villains are Arabs, right?

But, Raisa, the film was inspired by real events.

An American plane was hijacked by terrorists in 1985.

Yes, but not only in this film, Lif.

Other films are also like that.

Look. America must be the hero

while Arabs are the villains.

But it is only a movie. Don't take it too serious.

You're right.

-Thanks, Dai. -You're welcome.

Lif, the movie was exciting.

Send my regards to Memet. Okay?

-Thanks, Raisa. -Okay.

Ndai.

-Raisa has a point. -What?

Why does America always corner Muslim countries?

You have the same ideas as Raisa.

Don't get me wrong. It's a good question.

-Where is the room key? -What for?

Give me the room key.

-I am using the computer, okay? -Do not be long.

I am going, okay, Syif?

Here. I got you fritters.

-This is nice, Rus. -Wait. There is an opening.

-What opening? -Me, the Chancellor of Uno gangs.

-Say thank you very much, Lif. -You're too much, Rus.

This is great. But your first salary

should be used to treat friends like this,

so that the next salary will be smoother and not jammed.

Amen.

Especially if a portion of pan-fried bread is added.

-Your salary must continue smoothly. -Be grateful, Rus.

But it's true. Sweet pan-fried bread.

-With chocolate sprinkles. -Greetings.

Greetings.

-Can I have your autograph? -What?

-Sure. -He is like a thesis supervisor.

-Gam, get the pen. Inside the bag. -Here. I have one.

I am looking forward to your next article.

-"Can I have your autograph?" -"Sure."

"I am looking forward to your next article."

Gosh, Alif.

Lif. You got a te