Abracadabra (2019 film)

Abracadabra
Abracadabra
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Faozan Rizal
Screenplay by	Faozan Rizal
Produced by	Ifa Isfansyah ; Justin Deimen;
Starring	Reza Rahadian
Cinematography	Gandang Warah
Edited by	Ahmad Fesdi Anggoro; Greg Araya; Helmi Nur Rasyid;
Music by	Krisna Purna
Production; companies	Fourcolours Films; HOOQ ; Ideosource Entertainment; Aurora Media; WOA Entertainment; Focused Equipment;
Release dates	19 November 2019(JAFF); 9 January 2020(Indonesia);
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Indonesia; Singapore;
Language	Indonesian
Budget	$400,000
Box office	Rp 500 million; ($35,038)

Last updated December 28, 2024

Abracadabra is a 2019 Indonesian black comedy fantasy film, directed and written by Faozan Rizal. The film stars Reza Rahadian as Lukman, a magician who tries to bring back a little boy who vanishes from his magic box.

Premise

Lukman, a magician, tries to make a little boy vanishing from his magic box as his swan song. Unexpectedly, he cannot make the boy come back to the stage. Abracadabra follows Lukman's journey to bring back the vanishing boy.^[2]

Cast

Reza Rahadian as Lukman
Butet Kertaradjasa as chief of police
Salvita Decorte as Sofnila
Ence Bagus as police
Imam Darto as police
Dewi Irawan as Ashima
Jajang C. Noer as Savitri
Egy Fadly as Barnas
Lukman Sardi as Lindu
Poppy Sovia as Winda
Paul Agusta as Zakaria
Landung Simatupang as Lukito
Veronika Krasnasari as twin astrologer
Valerie Krasnadewi as twin astrologer
Asmara Abigail as Laila
Muhammad Adhiyat as Iwan
Mbok Tun as Rawit
Mohammad Marzuki as Marjuki
Yati Pesek as Sutini
Yan Widjaya as Master Wong

Production

Director Faozan Rizal conceived the idea of Abracadabra in 2017. To Rizal, magic world and cinema served as worlds where "he could live in his own imagination".^[3]

The filming took place in Yogyakarta.^[4]

Release

Abracadabra had its world premiere as the opening film of 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on 19 November 2019.^[1] It was theatrically released on 9 January 2020.^[5] During its run at the theatres, the film garnered 12,523 moviegoers and grossed Rp 500 million ($35,038).^[6]

Accolades

Award	Date	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Bandung Film Festival	14 November 2020	Best Cinematography	Gandang Warah	Nominated	^[7]
Bandung Film Festival	14 November 2020	Best Production Design	Vida Sylvia Pasaribu	Nominated	^[7]
Citra Awards	5 December 2020	Best Director	Faozan Rizal	Nominated	^[8]
		Best Actor	Reza Rahadian	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Butet Kertaradjasa	Nominated
		Best Sound	Khrisna Purna Ratmara and Dicky Permana	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Vida Sylvia Pasaribu	Won
		Best Cinematography	Gandang Warah	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Eba Sheba	Won
		Best Costume Design	Hagai Pakan	Won
		Best Visual Effects	Amrin Nugraha	Nominated
Maya Awards	6-7 March 2021	Best Feature Film	Ifa Isfansyah and Justin Deimen	Nominated	^[9]
		Best Director	Faozan Rizal	Nominated
		Best Actor	Reza Rahadian	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Butet Kertaradjasa	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Gandang Warah	Won
		Best Sound	Khrisna Purna Ratmara and Dicky Permana	Nominated
		Best Poster Design	Yazied Syafa'at and Dian Ariya Nusantara	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Krisna Purna	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Hagai Pakan	Won
		Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Eba Sheba	Won
		Best Production Design	Vida Sylvia Pasaribu	Won
		Best Visual Effects	Amrin Nugraha	Nominated

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[Tempo-1] 1 2 Paramaesti, Chitra (17 October 2019). Hayati, Istiqomatul (ed.). "Abracadabra Tayang Perdana di Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival" [Abracadabra is set to world premiere at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival]. Tempo . Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[2] "Abracadabra". 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[3] Situmorang, Ria Theresia (9 January 2020). "Harap-harap Cemas Berbisnis dengan Film Bergenre Baru" [The nerve of business in fantasy film genre]. Bisnis Indonesia . Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[4] Rura, Cecylia (9 January 2020). "Abracadabra Film Produksi Termahal Fourcolours Films" [Abracadabra, Fourcolours Films' most expensive production]. Medcom. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[5] Rantung, Revi C. (8 January 2020). Pangerang, Andi Muttya Keteng (ed.). "Abracadabra Tayang 9 Januari, Sutradara: Mari Rayakan Kebingungan" [Abracadabra is set to release on 9 January, Director: "Let's celebrate confusion"]. Kompas . Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[6] @bicaraboxoffice (7 November 2020). "2020 Citra Awards moviegoers data" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 September 2021– via Twitter.

[7] Pradana, Bagus (10 September 2020). "Imperfect Raih Tujuh Nominasi di Festival Film Bandung 2020" [Imperfect received seven nominations at the 2020 Bandung Film Festival]. Media Indonesia . Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

[8] Asih, Ratnaning (8 November 2020). "Daftar Nominasi FFI 2020, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam Muncul di Mayoritas Kategori" [The full list of Citra Awards nominations, Impetigore leads]. Liputan6.com . Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[9] Supintou, Aulia (25 February 2021). "Daftar Nominasi Piala Maya 2020, Mayoritas Tayang di Netflix!" [List of 2020 Maya Awards nominations, most of them are available on Netflix!]. IDN Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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