A Growing Pain

“Power corrupts, and ideals bleed.”

In a city gripped by political ambition, WIDI-an idealistic mayoral candidate finds his moral compass crumbling under the weight of a brutal campaign. With his pragmatic aide GALIH by his side, their fight for justice turns into a game of manipulation, black campaigns, and masked corruption. As a relentless journalist, RAJA, uncovers the rot beneath their promises, tensions explode, morality clashes with ambition, and loyalty with betrayal. In the end, no one walks away clean. Sakit Tumbuh is a dark political drama about the price of power, the death of idealism, and the scars left behind when hope is lost to compromise.

Directed by M. Fatih Azka, Debora Novryati, Martin Luther