Aum!

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Aum!
Aum! poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed byBambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti
Screenplay by
  • Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti
  • Gin Teguh
Produced by
  • Damar Ardi
  • Suryo Wiyogo
Starring
CinematographyFauzi "Ujel" Bausad
Edited byFajar K Effendy
Music byBigheldy
Production
company
Lajar Tantjap Film
Distributed byBioskop Online
Release date
  • 30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Aum! is a 2021 Indonesian adventure mockumentary film, directed and co-written by Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti in his directorial debut. [1] The film tells a fiction story around the fall of Suharto in 1998. [2]

Contents

Premise

Aum! tells about two activists, Satriya and Adam, who fight together with fellow activists to voice the marginalized community whom oppressed by the national government prior to the Reformation in 1998. [3]

Cast

Production

The filming took place in Yogyakarta during the COVID-19 pandemic and followed local COVID-19 safety protocols. [4]

Nichol's portrayal of Satriya and Surya Jatitama is inspired by Budiman Sudjatmiko, a Reformation activist. [5]

Release

Aum! was first announced during the launching of mobile application of the video on demand service Bioskop Online, deemed as its original film, on 1 April 2021. [6] The film was released on 30 September 2021. [7] On its release date, the film and its hashtag "#MengAumHariIni" (lit: Roaring today) trended on Twitter. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Ningsih, Utamy (5 October 2021). "Aum!: Film Berlatar Masa Reformasi yang Serius Sekaligus Lucu" [Aum!: A serious yet funny film about the Reformation]. Mojok.co. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ William, Abraham (21 September 2021). Cyntara, Rheisnayu (ed.). "Sinopsis Aum! Jefri Nichol dan Chicco Jerikho Jadi Aktivis 98" [The synopsis of Aum!, Jefri Nichol and Chicco Jerikho will portray two '98 activists]. Kompas . Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Marvela, ed. (3 August 2021). "Film Aum! Dibintangi Jefri Nichol - Chicco Jerikho, Kisah Perjuangan di Era 1998" [Aum! stars Jefri Nichol and Chicco Jerikho, tells about the fight in 1998]. Tempo . Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Diananto, Wayan (28 September 2021). "Sineas Ipunk 14 Kali Revisi Naskah Film Aum!, Sebut Tema Reformasi 1998 Seksi Sekaligus Penting" [Filmmaker Ipunk revised Aum! screenplay for fourteen times, deemed the 1998 Reformation theme as 'sexy' as well as 'important']. Liputan 6 . Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Fahlevi, Afditya Imam (1 October 2021). "'Aum!', Film Dokumenter Indonesia Bergaya Tahun 90-an" [Aum!, Indonesian 90s-themed documentary film]. Tagar. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Cicilia, Maria (1 April 2021). Pasaribu, Alviansyah (ed.). "Bioskop Online kini hadir dalam bentuk aplikasi mobile" [Bioskop Online is now available on mobile]. Antara . Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Laraswaty, Nuty (31 August 2021). "Kolaborasi Bioskop Online untuk Film Aum" [The collaboration of Bioskop Online for Aum]. Cinemags. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Rahman, Abdul (30 September 2021). Pramana, Edy (ed.). "Hari Pertama Tayang, Film Aum! jadi Trending di Twitter" [Aum! trends on Twitter on its release date]. Jawa Pos . Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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