What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

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Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta
Directed by Mouly Surya
Written by Mouly Surya
Produced by Rama Adi
Fauzan Zidni
Tia Hasibuan
Parama Wirasmo
Starring Nicholas Saputra
Ayushita
Karina Salim
CinematographyYunus Pasolang
Edited byKelvin Nugroho
Music by Zeke Khaseli
Yudhi Arfani
Production
companies
Cinesurya
Amalina Pictures
Distributed by Cinesurya
Release dates
  • January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19)(Sundance)
  • May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)(Indonesia)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love (Indonesian : Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta, stylized in all lowercase) is a 2013 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Mouly Surya. [1] The film stars Nicholas Saputra, Ayushita, and Karina Salim as teenagers involved in a complex relationship while dealing with their disabilities. [2]

Contents

Synopsis

Diana and Fitri are two visually impaired teenage girls. Diana is myopic, meaning she can see things only an inch in front of her, while Fitri has been blind since birth. They both experience the pangs and yearnings of love, but must transcend their lack of sight to envision it. It's a struggle as they grapple to understand and fathom what they feel through other senses: touch, sound, and movement. Their missteps causing misconceptions are sometimes heartbreaking but both are gifted with a sublime resilience. [3]

Cast

Production

Production of the film was funded by grants received from the Gothenburg Film Festival, Asian Project Market of the Busan International Film Festival, and Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. [4]

Release

The film premiered in the World Dramatic Competition category of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, making history as the first Indonesian film to do so. [5] Domestically, it received limited release in May 2013. [6] Throughout 2013, the film was screened at several prestigious film festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Hong Kong International Film Festival, and Busan International Film Festival.

Reception

Box office

At the time of its domestic release, the film was only shown in 14 theaters and performed poorly at the box office. [4] [7]

Critical response

The film received positive reviews from critics. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter , Duane Byrge called it a "touching and brilliantly envisioned story of a young, nearly blind teen's first love" and singled out Zeke Khaseli's score for highlighting "the character’s emotional struggles." [3] Fransisca Bianca of the Whiteboard Journal wrote "the film truly explores things that are not talked when we talk about love" while praising the film for "its bravery in introducing a new form of romance through its cinematography and unique love story." [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientsResultsRef.
2013 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury PrizeWhat They Don't Talk About When They Talk About LoveNominated [9]
2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam Lions Film AwardNominated [10]
NETPAC AwardWon
2013 Cinemanila International Film Festival Lino Brocka Award for Best FilmNominated [11]
2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival Golden Firebird Award Mouly Surya Nominated [12]
FIPRESCI AwardNominated
20137th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film FestivalGolden Hanoman AwardNominated [13]
2013 33rd Citra Awards Best Supporting Actress Ayushita Nominated [14]
Best Original Screenplay Mouly Surya Nominated
2013 2nd Maya Awards Best Feature Film What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About LoveNominated [15] [16]
Best Director Mouly Surya Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Ayushita Won
Best New ActorAnggun PriambodoNominated
Best New ActressKarina SalimNominated
Best Original Screenplay Mouly Surya Nominated
Best CinematographyYunus PasolangWon
Best SoundKhikmawan SantosaNominated
Best Original Score Zeke Khaselli
Yudhi Arfani		Nominated
2013 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best MusicWon [17]
2014 8th Asian Film Awards Best ComposerNominated [18]
2014Indonesian Film Academy AwardsBest FilmWhat They Don't Talk About When They Talk About LoveWon [19]
Best Director Mouly Surya Won
Best ScreenplayWon
2014Las Palmas Film FestivalBest New DirectorWon [20]
2014 Indonesian Movie Awards Best Actor Nicholas Saputra Nominated [21] [22]
Best Actress Ayushita Won
Best New ActressKarina SalimWon
Best Chemistry Nicholas Saputra & Ayushita Won
Favorite Actor Nicholas Saputra Nominated
Favorite Actress Ayushita Nominated
Favorite New ActressKarina SalimNominated
Favorite FilmWhat They Don't Talk About When They Talk About LoveNominated

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