Cipak Cipuk (Splish ...

Cipak Cipuk opens with siblings Timia and Galeo on the deck of their floating house, arguing about fixing the roof. Timia wants to take a break but Galeo says they must finish so they can perform a ritual for their mother. Timia seeks help with their roof repairs from a passing perahu (traditional fishing boat) but the perahu is a trap set by pirates who seek to steal a precious talisman from the siblings. Galeo and Timia fight off the pirates and return home. Galeo realises he misunderstood Timia’s intentions and we learn what the ritual is that they must perform.

Characters

Galeo and his younger sister Timia, two pirates not named in the film but called Mr Bones / Si Kerempeng and Mr Muscles / Si Kekar in the credits/screenplay.

Setting

An imaginary ocean world. The film is an extract of the novel Galeo Anak Segara by Andra Fembriarto (Director/Producer of Cipak Cipuk)

Caution

At the end of the film, it becomes clear that the ritual is for the children’s dead mother. The scene is handled sensitively but teachers might need to ensure younger students understand the figure in the scene is a Torajan tau-tau effigy of the mother, not her corpse.