On Your Lap

Sartika, a young pregnant woman, flees to a small coastal village in search of a better life for herself and the baby she is carrying. She must build a new life, but with no particular skills, she has few means to support herself. Fortunately, the owner of a small roadside cafe takes her in, providing room and board on the condition that she serves coffee while sitting on male customers' laps. In a life that seems to have nothing left to lose, Sartika finds strength in watching her son grow. In days tangled with exploitation and compassion, prejudice and hope, she struggles to hold on to a small possibility of love and dignity. That possibility begins to take shape when she meets Hadi, a truck driver whose presence captures her attention.