Glorious Days (film)

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Glorious Days
Indonesian Bebas
Directed by Riri Riza
Written by
Based on Sunny
by Kang Hyeong-cheol
Produced by Mira Lesmana
Starring
CinematographyGunnar Nimpuno
Edited byW. Ichwandiardono
Music byLie Indra Perkasa
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Glorious Days (Indonesian : Bebas; lit. Free) is a 2019 Indonesian buddy comedy drama film directed by Riri Riza. The film is an Indonesian-language remake of the 2011 South Korean film Sunny . [1]

Contents

The film tells the story about Vina, a middle-aged woman who tries to fulfill her friend, Kris' wish of reuniting their high school clique. It alternates between two timelines: the present day and the 1990s when they were in high school.

Premise

Kris, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer with two months left to live, wishes to reunite her high school clique, Geng Bebas, with the help of Vina, a fellow member. [2]

Cast

Present
1990s

Release

Glorious Days was released theatrically in Indonesia on 3 October 2019. [3] The film garnered 161,104 moviegoers in its opening weekend, finishing second in the national box office. By the end of its run, the film garnered a total of 513,521 moviegoers and grossed Rp 20.5 billion ($1,436,010). [4] Catchplay+ acquired the distribution rights to the film, releasing it on 2 February 2020. [5] The film was also distributed through Netflix on 10 March 2022. [6]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Indonesian Film Festival 8 December 2019 Best Director Riri Riza Nominated [7]
Best Supporting Actor Baskara MahendraNominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Mira Lesmana and Gina S. Noer Nominated
Best Original ScoreLie Indra PerkasaNominated
Best Theme SongDimas Wibisana, Bianca Nelwan and Mira Lesmana for "Aku Tanpamu"Nominated
Iwa K, R. Yudis Dwikorana and Toriawan Sudarsono for "Bebas"Nominated
Best SoundSatrio Budiono and SutrisnoNominated
Best Costume DesignChitra Subiyakto and Gemailla Gea GeriantianaNominated
Best Film EditingW. IchwandiardonoNominated

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