在这部街头艺人纪录片/音乐片中,街头卖艺、站街表演是将近7000个雅加达人谋生的方式。此片镜头追踪记录了三个街头卖艺人,以及他们在一座桥下艰苦的生活,《街头艺人》中一曲忧伤的配乐,也记录了这些人对于未来的希望与梦想。
JALANAN ('Streetside') is the captivating story of Boni, Ho and Titi - three gifted, charismatic bus musicians in Jakarta - and through them a mostly unknown story of contemporary Indonesia. JALANAN intimately portrays the young musicians' quirky sub-culture while also painting an alarming portrait of Indonesia's frenzied capital city that is raw, humorous and brutally honest. JALANAN accompanies the three characters as they perform songs of social angst, get caught in political unrest, face family crises and get locked up by police. It follows them to their distant home villages in Java and traces their elusive, heartfelt quest for identity and love in an adopted city rapidly being overrun by the effects of globalization. A powerful soundtrack of the musicians' original compositions drives the film.