FX Harsono presents the stories of three survivors who experienced the chaos of a series of massacres targeting Chinese Indonesians in various cities across Java. In Indonesian history, these events occurred between 1948 and 1949, during the second Dutch military aggression to reclaim its former colony. For Tjoa Er Ries (86), Hoo Tjieng Djwan (83), and Slamet Sungkie (92), the experience was deeply traumatic and unforgettable.

Tjoa Er Ries, who lived in Wonosobo, Central Java, recalled how her husband was tied with bamboo rope, taken away, and never returned home. Hoo Tjieng Djwan was still a teenager when he and a group of Chinese men from his village were rounded up and brought to a prepared execution site, surrounded by people armed with rifles, sharpened bamboo spears, and swords. He managed to escape at the last minute and fled Wonosobo, his birthplace. Slamet Sungkie recounted the moment when his father was taken from their home in Blitar, and the only news the family received was the sound of gunfire in the distance. According to Slamet, the pattern of the killings was clear: men were forced out of their homes to be murdered after their possessions were looted.

Through the testimonies of these three survivors, FX Harsono reconstructs personal narratives from a dark chapter in the history of Indonesia's Chinese minority-stories that have largely been forgotten. During the making of this video, one of the survivors, Hoo Tjieng Djwan-who later changed his name to Noto Utomo-passed away. Tjoa Er Ries passed away in 2021.