A Copy of My Mind

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A Copy of My Mind
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Film poster
Directed by Joko Anwar
Written byJoko Anwar
Produced byTia Hasibuan
Uwie Balfas
Jeong Tae-sung
Starring Tara Basro
Chicco Jerikho
CinematographyIcal Tanjung
Edited byArifin Cu'unk
Music byRooftop Sound
Production
companies
CJ Entertainment
Lo-Fi Flicks
Prodigihouse
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)(Venice)
  • 11 February 2016 (2016-02-11)(Indonesia)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
BudgetRp 250 million [1]

A Copy of My Mind is a 2015 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Joko Anwar. A low-budget co-production between Indonesia and South Korea, the film stars Tara Basro and Chicco Jerikho. At the 35th Citra Awards, the film received seven nominations, winning three: Best Director for Anwar, Best Actress for Basro, and Best Sound. [2]

Contents

Plot

A young woman who works at a cheap beauty salon in Jakarta meets a man who makes a living by doing subtitles for pirated DVDs. They quickly fall in love. But their romance is threatened to meet a tragic end as the political situation in the country is heating up during the presidential election. And the ones who suffer are usually common people.

Cast

Production

Development

Due to lack of funding, Anwar shopped the film's script to the Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival in 2014, where it won the CJ Entertainment Award and a US$10,000 grant. [3] [4] The grant, coupled with a Rp 100 million loans from Anwar's friends, made up the film's Rp 250 million production budget. [1]

Due to budget restrictions, the film's cast and crew did not get paid until the film started generating revenue once it was released. [1] Tara Basro commented that she was willing to star in the film despite the uncertainty with salary because "Joko [Anwar] asked me to". [1] Music composer Tony Merle, credited as Tony Setiaji, appeared in the film as a DVD seller.

Filming

To save money, the shooting only took 10 days to complete with 100 crew members. [5] Anwar said in an interview with Coconuts Media that "The preparation took eight months. The shoot was brief, only eight days. But we deliberately made it brief because we didn’t want to film in sets. It [was filmed in] real locations, involving real people." [6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where it was the only Southeast Asian film to make the official selection. [6] After further screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, and International Film Festival Rotterdam, the film was released theatrically in Indonesia on 11 February 2016. [7]

According to Anwar, a censored version of the film was used for theatrical release in Indonesia due to the depiction of sex scenes and explicit language. [8] The uncut version was shown at international film festivals. [8]

Reception

Box office

As of 20 February 2016, the film had garnered 30 thousand admissions domestically. [9]

Critical response

Reviewing the film following its screening in Venice, Craig Takeuchi of The Georgia Straight praised wrote "Like the meandering, observant nature of the film, the point of this story is more about exploring what happens when you lose your way, rather than simply getting to where you want to go." [10]

Jason Bechervaise of Screen Daily praised Anwar's for "focus[ing] on characters and the strong chemistry between his two leads as he maintains a steady pace", further commenting that the film "is technically accomplished, paying careful if understated attention to the surroundings." [11] Bechervaise also singled out Basro and Jerikho for "help[ing] carry the film with their carefully calculated performances" and their "genuine and natural abilities [to] help give the film more than a touch of authenticity and sincerity." [11]

Upon its theatrical release, Adinda Zakiah of Cinema Poetica praised the film for being a "genuine and simple, but beautiful film" while noting Anwar's ability to write characters that "do not fall into the dichotomy of good and bad". [12] Similarly, Endro Priherdityo of CNN Indonesia highlighted Anwar's ability to "depict the dark corners of Indonesia honestly and brilliantly" in reference to the film's political and class divide themes. [13]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2015 72nd Venice International Film Festival Horizons Best FilmA Copy of My MindNominated [14]
2015 35th Citra Awards Best Picture Nominated [15] [16]
Best Director Joko Anwar Won
Best Actress Tara Basro Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Agusta Nominated
Best CinematographyIcal TanjungNominated
Best SoundKhikmawan Santosa
Yusuf A. Patawari		Won
Best Original ScoreRooftop SoundNominated
2016 5th Maya Awards Best Feature Film A Copy of My MindNominated [17] [18]
Best Director Joko Anwar Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role Chicco Jerikho Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Joko Anwar Nominated
Best EditingArifin Cu'unkNominated
Best CinematographyIcal TanjungNominated
Best Art DirectionWindu ArifinNominated
Best SoundKhikmawan Santosa
Yusuf A. Patawari		Won
Best Poster DesignA Copy of My MindWon
2016 Indonesian Movie Awards Best Actress Tara Basro Nominated [19]
Best Supporting Actor Paul Agusta Nominated
Best Chemistry Chicco Jerikho
Tara Basro 		Nominated
Favorite FilmA Copy of My MindNominated
Favorite Actress Tara Basro Nominated
Favorite Supporting Actor Paul Agusta Nominated

Sequels

Prior to the film's release, Anwar announced that he envisioned the film to be the first in a trilogy series. [20] While no further confirmation has been made, Anwar hinted that the second and third films are called A Copy of My Soul and A Copy of My Heart and will tell different stories with different cast members. [20]

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