AFTER graduating from college majoring management, Abdul Muluk could not get a job yet. One day he caught a young pickpocket, Comet, acting in the market, but he then released him. When Muluk met him again, Comet treated, and even invited him to their headquarters, met with the leader of pickpockets, Jarot. Then Muluk offered them profit sharing project. Muluk’s duties were managing and organizing their finances so that in future they would not be a thief again. This proposal was fully supported by Jarot who really did not want these children being pickpockets forever.
To his father, Haji Makbul, and his 2 friends, Haji Sarmidi who was the father of Rahmah, his beloved women, and Haji Rahmat, Muluk said he had got a job in human resources development, poverty alleviation projects. They were all happy, especially when seeing Muluk got a motorcycle from his company. Moreover Haji Sarmidi who thougt education was not important and want ed his doughter be proposed as soon as possible, because Jufri, a legislative candidate also wanted Rahmah as his wife.
After the agreement, Muluk knew more about this pickpocket group, there were pickpockets who acted specially in the market, led by Comets, in the Mall which led by Gareng or Glen, who the most stubborn among them, and on buses or public transportation, led by Ribut who always dressed in school uniforms. Whereas all the pickpockets there was no one ever studied or learned. That is why, Muluk then invited Syamsul, Bachelor of Education who is also unemployed and spends her time playing dried cassava to be their teacher. At first some of them refused to learn, but Jarot forced them. Glen ever almost caught because he ran towards to police office because of not being able to read. Finally, they agreed to learn, although their manner and style still kept by them.
Haji Rahmat asked Muluk to invite Fifit, his daughter, who just spent the time to take a quiz and raffle in the hope of getting prizes also worked with him. Due to the highly requested, Muluk fulfilled it. Fifit initially shocked to see the school and children who had be taught by her. But she later agreed to teach the Islamic religion to them.
Then, after following completion of the activity of picking pockets, they also learned. Not just listening but also practicing the theory. For example, they had to take a bath for cleaning parts of the lessons to practice the faith. Muluk, Syamsul, and Fifit also brought students to see directly what they learned, one of whom visited the capitol. In addition to the practice of prayer, they are also taught to conduct flag-raising ceremony correctly.
One day, Haji Makbul asked Fifit to take him and his friends, Haji Rahmat and Haji Sarmidi to her and Muluk’s office. Fifit was very confused, because Muluk couldnot be connected. At the same time, Muluk dan Syamsul prepared symbolic ceremonial for changing 6 pickpokcets became hawkers. Forcedly, Fifit took the 3 haji the headquarters of the pickpocket where was also their classroom.
The arrival of this third-person surprised the kids and Syamsul. But the most confusion was Muluk, who saw the changes in her father's face to see the conditions. While Syamsul and Fifit were eager to show their achievements teaching the pickpockets. They memorized the Pancasila, the Constitution Preamble 45, and the Text of Indonesian Proclamation..Haji Rahmat asked their religious studies, they showed reading prayers, of Shalat, 5 pillars of Islam, and others. Haji Rahmat seem pleased. Haji Sarmidi still confused and Haji Makbul saved his anger.
When they went home, Haji Makbul told that their salaries were drawn from the result of pickpocket which means haram --- illegal to use. Both haji Makbul and Rahmat agreed not to eat or drink anything given by their children. Both stayed at the mosque, asked forgiveness for their mistakes to educate their children. Muluk and Fifit felt awry to watch their behaviour. While Syamsul who felt himself useful was angry because it mean he would stop teaching and back into unemployment.
On the other hand, the changing of the profession of a pickpocket become hawkers were not as easy to say it. They felt more comfortable being a pickpocket than a hawker. It was lighter work, and the result was more. Although they've memorized the Pancasila and shalat reading, did not mean they instantly changed. Only Comets and some friends who finally realized and choose to become hawkers as expected by Muluk.
Muluk followed his father's advice for taking of driving courses in order willing to be a driver overseas. On the road, he met Gareng who pursued the mass because he still picked pocket. But he was happy to see Comet and friends becoming the hawlers. At that moment, he saw a car which carrying trantib officers. He yelled Comets and his friends to fled. Trantib officers chase them. Muluk tried to block, even willing to give herself arrested.Although the officers brought him to their car, Muluk kept praising Comet and his friends who were sad to see him arrested.
Perhaps, it was one of the funny things of this country, they are trying to make a living legaly in hall way becoming the hawkers were arrested, while the corrupt bargain smile and babble on TV. Ironic indeed Indonesia Raya! But we kept hoping Our Indonesia would be better.
Genuine Tittle in Indonesia : Alangkah Lucunya (Negeri Ini)
Director : Deddy Mizwar
Writer : Mustar Yasman
Produser : Zairin Zain
Genre : Drama, Comedy
Cast : Reza Rahardian, Tika Bravany, Deddy Mizwar, Tio Pakusadewo, Jaja Mihardja, Slamet Rahardjo, Asrul Dahlan, Sakurta Ginting, Edwin Bejo
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