Imperfect (2019 film)

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Imperfect
Indonesian Imperfect: Karier, Cinta & Timbangan
Directed by Ernest Prakasa
Screenplay by
  • Meira Anastasia
  • Ernest Prakasa
Based onImperfect: A Journey to Self-Acceptance
by Meira Anastasia
Produced by
  • Chand Parwez Servia
  • Fiaz Servia
Starring
CinematographyAnggi Frisca
Edited byRyan Purwoko
Music by
  • Ifa Fachir
  • Dimas Wibisana
Production
company
Starvision Plus
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 19 December 2019 (2019-12-19)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Box officeRp 106.5 billion [1]
($7.46 million)

Imperfect (Indonesian : Imperfect: Karier, Cinta & Timbangan; lit. Imperfect: Career, Love & Scales) is a 2019 Indonesian drama film directed and co-written by Ernest Prakasa. The film was adapted from the novel, Imperfect: A Journey to Self-Acceptance, written by Meira Anastasia. It was released on 19 December 2019.

Contents

Premise

Rara, a messy and overweight research associate, lives in a world in which appearance matters. She orders her world by a close relationship with her boyfriend, Dika and his mother, also her best friend, Fey. Everything starts to change when she is promoted as the marketing manager, but is judged based on her appearance, deemed as "not presentable". Then, she decides to challenge her boss that she should be given the position if she manages to lose weight and change her appearance. [2]

Cast

Production

On 29 November 2018, Ernest Prakasa announced that he would adapt, his wife, Meira Anastasia's novel Imperfect: A Journey to Self-Acceptance into a film. [3] He also revealed that the screenplay was mainly written by Anastasia. [4] It was revealed on 20 June 2019 that Jessica Mila and Reza Rahadian were set to star in the film. [5] Prakasa revealed that he had aimed for Rahadian to star in one of his films. [6]

The filming was divided into two phases and started on 28 July 2019 in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi. [7]

Release

The film was released nationwide on 19 December 2019. [8] It garnered 127,038 moviegoers in the film's release date. [9] It became the second most-watched Indonesian film of 2019 with 2,662,356 moviegoers. [1]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Maya Awards 8 February 2020Best Feature FilmImperfectNominated [10]
Best Director Ernest Prakasa Nominated
Best Actress Jessica Mila Nominated
Best Supporting ActressDewi IrawanNominated
Best Breakthrough ActressYasmin NapperNominated
Kiky SaputriNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayErnest Prakasa and Meira AnastasiaWon
Best Original Song"Pelukku Untuk Pelikmu" (Fiersa Besari)Nominated
Best Makeup and HairstylingTalia SubandrioWon
Citra Awards 5 December 2020 Best Picture Chand Parwez and Fiaz ServiaNominated [11]
Best Actor Reza Rahadian Nominated
Best Actress Jessica MilaNominated
Best Supporting Actress Dewi IrawanNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayErnest Prakasa and Meira AnastasiaWon
Best Original ScoreIfa Fachir and Dimas WibisanaNominated
Best Original Song"Tak Harus Sempurna" (Reza Rahadian and Ifa Fachir)Nominated
Best SoundSyamsurrijal and Anhar MohaNominated
Best MakeupTalia SubandrioNominated
Best Costume DesignAndhika DharmapermanaNominated
Best Film EditingRyan PurwokoNominated

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