In the first part, which took place in the 1980s, young Juno lived without the presence of his parents. His father left him due to the 1965 mass killings to reform their life. Juno's village is famous for the Lengger dance, which Juno admires to the point that he participates in it. The dance involves him cross-dressing. In an introduction to Lengger, he is forced to see his teacher's wife's vagina—that is said to be "the picture of life". Juno then witnessed his teacher implementing vigilantism upon a student—caught having sex with the teacher's spouse—with a sickle.