Innocent Vengeance

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Innocent Vengeance
Innocent Vengeance.jpg
Release poster
Directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Written by
  • Teddy Soeriaatmadja
  • Rayya Makarim
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVera Lestafa
Edited byYoga Krispratama
Music by
  • Ricky Lionardi
  • Andi Prasetio
Production
companies
  • Tiger Wong Entertainment
  • Karuna Pictures
Distributed by Amazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Innocent Vengeance (Indonesian : Berbalas Kejam) is a 2023 thriller film written and directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja. It stars Reza Rahadian as Adam, an architect who plans to seek revenge for the murder of his family, alongside Laura Basuki, Baim Wong, Yoga Pratama, and Kiki Narendra.

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The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on 16 February 2023. It received two nominations at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival: Best Actor for Rahadian and Best Supporting Actor for Pratama.

Premise

Adam, an architect who has to deal with trauma after the murder of his wife and son, plans to seek revenge for the killers. [1]

Cast

Production

The film marks Baim Wong's producing debut under his production company Tiger Wong Entertainment. [2] Wong himself had cast Rahadian and Basuki to play the lead roles. [3]

Release

Innocent Vengeance was released on 16 February 2023 on Amazon Prime Video. [4]

The release date was revealed along with its first look on 25 January 2023. [5] The trailer was released on 7 February 2023. [6]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Indonesian Film Festival 14 November 2023 Best Actor Reza Rahadian Won [7]
Best Supporting Actor Yoga PratamaNominated
Film Pilihan Tempo 29 January 2024 Best ActorReza RahadianNominated [8]

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References

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