Cinematographer: Faozan Rizal

First Indonesian Movie Review ever! :D

I think this year is quite a good year for Indonesian movie industry with several solid releases in a variety of genre. Earlier this year we got Modus Anomali (a twisted psychological thriller), The Raid (for the bang-bang action aficionado), Soegija (historical drama), Lewat Djam Malam (a beautifully restored classic from the 1960s courtesy of World Cinema Foundation), Sanubari Jakarta (anthology movie with a strong LGBTQ-theme), and a personal favorite, Lovely Man. Now through the crafts of Hanung Bramantyo we have a movie adaptation from a widely popular Dewi Lestari (aka Dee) romantic-fiction, Perahu Kertas.

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