Letters from Prague
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Directed by | Angga Dwimas Sasongko |
Written by | M Irfan Ramli |
Produced by | Angga Dwimas Sasongko Anggia Kharisma Handoko Hendroyono Chicco Jerikho Glenn Fredly |
Starring | Julie Estelle Tio Pakusadewo Widyawati Rio Dewanto |
Cinematography | Ivan Anwal Pane |
Edited by | Ahsan Andrian |
Music by | Glenn Fredly |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 Minutes |
Country | Indonesia |
Languages | Indonesian Czech English |
Letters from Prague (Indonesian: Surat dari Praha) is a 2016 Indonesian drama film directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko. It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[1]
Plot
Letters from Prague tells a story of a thirty-something divorcee woman, Larasati (Julie Estelle), who is urged to fulfill her mother's last will, Sulastri (Widyawati), to deliver a box that contains letters from her past to Jaya (Tio Pakusadewo), an old man living in Prague.
Later, it is revealed that Jaya was Sulastri's fiance who failed to fulfill his promise to return home decades ago. Jaya was studying in Prague when the transition to the New Order happened in 1966. As a supporter of Sukarno, he was banned by Suharto's new regime from returning to Indonesia and forced to live in exile in Prague. Throughout the film, Jaya tells Larasati about the lonely life of exiles in Prague, and Larasati begins to understand her mother better.
Cast
Main
- Tio Pakusadewo as Jaya
- A former Indonesian student in the 1960s who was exiled in Prague
- Julie Estelle as Larasati
- A divorced woman trying to fulfill her deceased mother's last wish to deliver a box filled with letters from her past to an old man living in Prague
- Widyawati as Sulastri
- Larasati's mother and Jaya's former fiance
- Rio Dewanto as Dewa
- An Indonesian student working as a part-time bartender in Prague
Supporting
- Chicco Jerikho
- Larasati's ex-husband
- Jajang C. Noer
- Shafira Umm
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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2016 | Usmar Ismail Awards | Best Film | Letters From Prague | Won | [2] |
Best Director | Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Won | |||
Best Actor | Tio Pakusadewo | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Widyawati | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Ahsan Andrian | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Satrio Budiono | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Thoersi Argeswara Glenn Fredly |
Nominated | |||
2016 | 2016 Indonesian Movie Awards | Best Actor | Tio Pakusadewo | Nominated | [3] |
Best Actress | Julie Estelle | Nominated | |||
Most Favorite Actor | Tio Pakusadewo | Nominated | |||
Most Favorite Actress | Julie Estelle | Won | |||
Most Favorite Film | Letters from Prague | Nominated | |||
Best Chemistry | Tio Pakusadewo Julie Estelle |
Nominated | |||
Lifetime Achievement | Widyawati | Recipient |
See also
- List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Simanjuntak, Tertiani (23 September 2016). "'Surat dari Praha' to represent Indonesia at Oscars". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Daftar Nominasi Usmar Ismail Awards 2016" (Press release). Fimela. 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Daftar Nominasi Lengkap Indonesia Movie Actors Awards 2016 Diumumkan" (Press release). Sindo News. 28 April 2016.