Raja Gunung, or Mountain Kings, is a poignant short on the great lengths undertaken by the sulphur miners of Ijen in pursuit of a brighter future.
On the eastern point of Java lies the active volcano, Kawah Ijen. The crater is a source of sulphur and provides employment to locals who are willing to risk their lives to mine the mineral…
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