
In the 1960s, a village in Java held a tradition they firmly believed in: the blessings of the land and its harvest depended on a sacrifice chosen fairly and lawfully by the black box. Each head of a household would draw a slip of paper, and the tension rose as one name was revealed. When night fell, the sound of gamelan and the chanting of prayers echoed through the village. There was no denial, no hesitation, for the black box had already decided who must be sacrificed.

as Mbah Kaji

as Ningsih

as Pak Mantri

as Bu Mantri

as Awaludin

as Bu Danur

as Jaka

as Mbah Slamet

as Poerwanto

as Santoso

as Bu Suminem

as Ayu

as Soepatman

as Gidjantoro

as Soejiman

as Sarman

as Marino

as Prapto

as Moewardi

as Hasri

as Besari

as Junaedi