Women from Rote Island | |
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Directed by | Jeremias Nyangoen |
Written by | Jeremias Nyangoen |
Produced by | Rizka Shakira |
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Cinematography | Joseph Christoforus Fofid |
Edited by | Beck |
Music by | Leodet |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Indonesia |
Language | Rote |
Women from Rote Island is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Jeremias Nyangoen in his feature directorial debut.
The film had its world premiere at the 28th Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2023. It received four awards at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director for Nyangoen.
Martha, an illegal migrant worker, comes back to her hometown in Rote Island to attend her father's funeral. Meanwhile, she has to deal with her own trauma after experiencing sexual violence in her workplace. [1]
Nyangoen revealed that he only cast local actors of Rote Island and around East Nusa Tenggara in order to preserve the distinctive accent of the Rote language and capture the essence of the region. [2]
Women from Rote Island had its world premiere at the 28th Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2023 as a part of the A Window on Asian Cinema program. [3] It also is set to screen at the 2023 Jakarta Film Week. [4]
Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Busan International Film Festival | 4 - 13 October 2023 | A Window on Asian Cinema | Women from Rote Island | ||
Asian Film Festival Barcelona | 25 October - 5 November 2023 | NETPAC Awards "Mencion Especial" | Women from Rote Island | ||
Jakarta Film Week | 29 October 2023 | Direction Award | Women from Rote Island | Won | [5] |
Indonesian Film Festival | 14 November 2023 | Best Long Story Film | Rizka Shakira | Won | [6] |
Best Director | Jeremias Nyangoen | Won | |||
Best Original Screenwriter | Jeremias Nyangoen | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Joseph Christoforus Fofid | Won | |||
QCinema International Film Festival | 17 - 26 November 2023 | New Horizons | Women from Rote Island | ||
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival | 2 December 2023 | JAFF Indonesian Screen Award – Best Performance | Irma Rihi | Won | [7] |
JAFF Indonesian Screen Award – Best Cinematography | Joseph Christoforus Fofid | Won |
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