27 Steps of May

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27 Steps of May
Directed byRavi Bharwani
Written byRayya Makarim
Produced by
  • Ravi Bharwani
  • Rayya Makarim
  • Wilza Lubis
Starring
CinematographyIpung Rachmat Syaiful
Edited byWawan I. Wibowo
Lilik Subagyo
Music byThoersi Argeswara
Production
company
Green Glow Pictures
Release dates
  • 8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)(Busan)
  • 27 April 2019 (2019-04-27)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

27 Steps of May is a 2018 Indonesian drama film directed by Ravi Bharwani and written by Rayya Makarim. It stars Raihaanun, Lukman Sardi and Ario Bayu.

Contents

The film had its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival during the program A Window on Asian Cinema.

Premise

May, a sexual violence victim during the May 1998 riots, withdraws from life. Meanwhile, her father deals with guilt by being a boxer. [1]

Cast

Release

27 Steps of May had its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival on 8 October 2018. [2] The film had its Indonesian premiere at the 13th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, where it won the main prize Golden Hanoman Award. [3] The film was released to the theatres in Indonesia on 27 April 2019. [4] It garnered 57,416 spectators during its run and grossed Rp 2.2 billion ($146,830).

Netflix acquired its distribution rights, releasing it on 1 October 2021. [5]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival6 December 2018Golden Hanoman Award27 Steps of MayWon [6]
Malaysia Golden Global Awards 20 July 2019New Hope AwardRavi BharwaniWon [7]
Best Actor Lukman Sardi Won
Indonesian Film Festival 8 December 2019 Best Picture Wilza Lubis, Rayya Makarim and Ravi BharwaniNominated [8]
Best Director Ravi BharwaniNominated
Best Actor Lukman SardiNominated
Best Actress Raihaanun Won
Best Supporting ActorVerdi SolaimanNominated
Best Original ScreenplayRayya MakarimNominated
Best Original ScoreThoersi ArgeswaraNominated
Best Art DirectionVida SylviaNominated
Best EditingWawan I. Wibowo and Lilik SubagyoNominated

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