Homecoming (2019 Indonesian film)

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Homecoming
Directed byAdriyanto Dewo
Written byAdriyanto Dewo
Produced byPerlita Desiani
Starring
CinematographyVera Lestafa
Edited byArifin Cu'unk
Music byIndra Perkasa
Production
companies
  • Lifelike Pictures
  • Relate Films
Distributed by Mola TV
Release date
  • 9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)(IFFAM)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Homecoming (Indonesian : Mudik) is a 2019 Indonesian drama film, written and directed by Adriyanto Dewo. The film stars Asmara Abigail, Putri Ayudya, Ibnu Jamil, and Yoga Pratama. The film tells about mudik, a tradition where migrants return to their hometown before major holidays.

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The film had its world premiere at the 2019 International Film Festival and Awards Macao during the International Competition segment. The film won the Best Original Screenplay at the 40th Citra Awards, with other eight nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Actor (Jamil), Best Actress (Ayudya), Best Supporting Actor (Pratama), and Best Supporting Actress (Abigail).

Premise

Aida goes on a road trip with her husband, Firman, to travel to their hometown. During the trip, they are involved in an accident leading them to meet Santi, a rural housewife. The event changes how Aida and Firman view a marriage and also find answers to her questions in life. [1]

Cast

Production

The idea of Homecoming was conceived by Adriyanto Dewo, after realizing that behind the euphoria of mudik, fatal accidents also happen where many people lose their family members to. [2]

Release

Homecoming had its world premiere, competing in the International Competition segment, at the 2019 International Film Festival and Awards Macao. [3] It was also screened at the 2020 CinemAsia Film Festival in March during the Jury Award competition. [4] Mola TV acquired the distribution rights to the film, releasing it on 28 August 2020. [5] Two weeks after the release date, the film garnered more than 55,000 viewers. [6]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Citra Awards 5 December 2020 Best Picture Perlita DesianiNominated [7]
Best Actor Ibnu JamilNominated
Best Actress Putri AyudyaNominated
Best Supporting Actor Yoga PratamaNominated
Best Supporting Actress Asmara Abigail Nominated
Best Original ScreenplayAdriyanto DewoWon
Best Original ScoreLie Indra PerkasaNominated
Best CinematographyVera LestafaNominated
Best Film EditingArifin CuunkNominated
Maya Awards 6-7 March 2021Best Feature FilmPerlita DesianiNominated [8]
Best DirectorAdriyanto DewoNominated
Best ActressPutri AyudyaWon
Best Supporting ActorYoga PratamaNominated
Best Supporting ActressAsmara AbigailNominated
Best Original ScreenplayAdriyanto DewoWon
Best CinematographyVera LestafaNominated
Best Original ScoreLie Indra PerkasaNominated

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