Indonesia | IIB | 2022
103’ | Drama, History
Subtitle: English, Traditional Chinese
Theatre: M+ Cinema
Cast: Happy Salma, Laura Basuki, Arswendy Bening Swara
The period drama film was set against the backdrop of late 1960s upheavals in Indonesia. Having lost her family, the protagonist Nana sought refuge in a second marriage to a wealthy older man. But the past lives on in her dreams. Trapped by patriarchal norms, Nana suffers in silence until the day she finds friendship and comfort in an unexpected place.
Kamila Andini (b. 1986, Jakarta, Indonesia) completed her studies in Sociology and Media Arts at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Her passion for creating films with a distinctive perspective on storytelling is driven by her concerns for social culture, gender equity, and environmental issues.
In 2011, Kamila received the Young Outstanding Alumni Award from the Australian government in Indonesia. She is a director and writer, known for The Mirror Never Lies (2011), The Seen and Unseen (2017), and Yuni (2021). Her directed films have been screened at different festivals worldwide and won awards, for example at the Berlinale, the Tokyo IFF, and the Hong Kong IFF, etc.