Before, Now & Then

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Before, Now & Then
Before, Now & Then 2022 film.jpg
Indonesian Nana
Directed by Kamila Andini
Written byKamila Andini
Based onJais Darga Namaku
by Ahda Imran
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBatara Goempar
Edited byAkhmad Fesdi Anggoro
Music byRicky Lionardi
Production
companies
  • Fourcolours Films
  • Titimangsa Foundation
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release date
Running time
103 minutes
CountryIndonesia
Language Sundanese
Box office$45,632 [1]

Before, Now & Then (Indonesian title: Nana [2] ) is a 2022 Indonesian period drama film, written and directed by Kamila Andini. It stars Happy Salma as Nana, a woman who is impacted by violent times in rural Indonesia during 1940s to 1960s. [3] The film is adapted from the first chapter of the novel Jais Darga Namaku ( lit. 'My Name Is Jais Darga') by Ahda Imran, telling the true story of Raden Nana Sunani, a woman who lived in the 1960s West Java. [2]

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The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2022. [4] Basuki was awarded Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for her performance as Ino. [5]

Premise

Set in West Java, Nana finds refuge in a second marriage after losing her family to war in the 1940s. Then, she befriends her second husband's mistress, Ino, together seeking for the meaning of freedom. [6]

Cast

Production

The principal photography of Before, Now & Then began in March 2021 in Ciwidey, Bandung, West Java. [7]

The film won the CJ ENM Award at the 2021 Asian Project Market Awards during the 26th Busan International Film Festival, winning $10,000 in cash. [8] It also received a post-production grant of $50,000 from Purin Pictures in November 2021. [9]

Release

Andini at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Kamila Andini at Berlinale 2022.jpg
Andini at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.

The film had its world premiere in competition at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2022. [4] Prior to, Wild Bunch acquired distribution rights to the film in January 2022. [10] The North American distribution rights was acquired by Film Movement in August 2022. [11]

The film was distributed in Indonesia through streaming service Amazon Prime Video on 1 August 2022. [12] The film was released in theatrically in South Korea on 15 December 2022. [13] The film received 6,763 admissions during its run in European theatres. [14]

Reception

Box office

As of 2 September 2023, Before, Now & Then has grossed $43,697 worldwide. [1] The film has grossed $6,251 in South Korea. [15]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. [16] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [17]

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "an intoxicating, slow-burn melodrama" and praised Batara Goempar's cinematography and Ricky Lionardi's score, calling it "above and beyond". [18] Writing for Variety , Michael Nordine compared the film to the work of Wong Kar-wai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, stating, "[...] moves with its own dreamy cadence, with narrative developments washing over the film like waves". [19] Wendy Ide of Screen International lauded Salma's performance and described the film as "a handsomely mounted period piece, which acknowledges the strength required by previous generations of Indonesian women to rise above the patriarchal demands of a restrictive society". [20] Rory O'Connor at The Film Stage gave the film a 'B' grade and called it "begins with a ruthless decapitation, it is relentlessly well-mannered: all ointment, no flies". [21]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Berlin International Film Festival 10–20 February 2022 Golden Bear Kamila Andini Nominated [22]
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance Laura Basuki Won
Jakarta Film Week 16 October 2022 Global Feature AwardBefore, Now & ThenWon [23]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 11 November 2022 Best Film Before, Now & ThenWon [24] [25]
Best Director Kamila AndiniNominated
Best Performance Happy Salma Nominated
Best Cinematography Batara GoemparNominated
Indonesian Film Festival 22 November 2022 Best Picture Ifa Isfansyah and Gita Fara Won [26]
Best Director Kamila AndiniNominated
Best Actress Happy SalmaNominated
Best Supporting Actress Laura BasukiNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayKamila Andini and Ahda ImranNominated
Best CinematographyBatara GoemparWon
Best EditingAkhmad Fesdi AnggoroWon
Best Original ScoreRicky LionardiWon
Best Production DesignVida SylviaWon
Best Costume DesignRetno Ratih DamayantiNominated
Best MakeupEba ShebaNominated
Asian Film Awards 12 March 2023 Best Actress Happy SalmaNominated [27]
Best Supporting Actress Laura BasukiNominated
Best CinematographyBatara GoemparNominated
Best Costume DesignRetno Ratih DamayantiNominated
Best Production DesignVida Sylvia TheresiaNominated

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