Yuni (film)

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Yuni
Yuni Poster.jpg
Directed by Kamila Andini
Written by
Produced by
StarringArawinda Kirana
CinematographyTeoh Gay Hian
Edited by Lee Chatametikool
Music byAlexis Rault
Production
companies
  • Fourcolours Films
  • Akanga Film Asia
  • Manny Films
Release dates
  • September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)(TIFF)
  • December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)(Indonesia)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore
  • France
  • Australia
Languages
Budget€500,000 [1]

Yuni is an internationally co-produced drama film, written and directed by Kamila Andini. It stars Arawinda Kirana in the title role.

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The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, [2] where it was named the winner of the Platform Prize competition. [3] It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. [4]

Plot

Yuni, a bright high school student, wants to attend university. She gains notoriety as she rejects a proposal by a man she barely knows. She rejects a second proposal, triggering concern relating to the local belief that if two proposals are rejected, a person will never marry. She finds her love for poetry as an escape from the reality. Until one day, her literature teacher comes to her house and becomes the third man to propose to her. [5]

Cast

Production

Director Kamila Andini, along with producer Ifa Isfansyah and co-writer Prima Rusdi, had started working on Yuni in 2017. [6] The project had been selected by TorinoFilmLab for the 2018 Torino FeatureLab. [7]

Release

Yuni had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021. [8] By the end of its run, the film will have screened at film festivals in Busan, [9] Vancouver, [10] Rome, [11] Brisbane, [12] Philadelphia [13] and Tokyo. [14] It is set to screen at the theatres in Indonesia on 9 December 2021. [15]

Accolades

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Toronto International Film Festival 9–18 September 2021 Platform Prize Kamila Andini Won [16]
Indonesian Film Festival 10 November 2021 Best Picture Ifa Isfansyah and Chand Parwez ServiaNominated [17]
Best Director Kamila Andini Nominated
Best Actress Arawinda KiranaWon
Best Supporting Actor Dimas AdityaNominated
Best Supporting Actress Asmara AbigailNominated
Best Original ScreenplayKamila Andini and Prima Rusdi Nominated
Best Film EditingCesa David LuckmansyahNominated
Best Visual EffectsNara DipaNominated
Best SoundSutrisno and Wahyu Tri PurnomoNominated
Best Original ScoreMar Galo and Ken JenieNominated
Best Original SongUmar Muslim for sound poetry of "Hujan Bulan Juni" by Sapardi Djoko Damono Nominated
Best Art DirectionBudi Riyanto KarungNominated
Best Costume DesignHagai PakanNominated
Best Make Up and HairstylingEba ShebaNominated
Maya Awards 24–26 March 2022 Best Feature Film Ifa Isfansyah and Chand Parwez ServiaWon [18]
Best Director Kamila AndiniWon
Best Actress in a Leading Role Arawinda KiranaWon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dimas AdityaNominated
Kevin ArdilovaNominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Asmara AbigailNominated
Best Short AppearanceRukman RosadiNominated
Best Original ScreenplayKamila Andini and Prima RusdiWon
Best CinematographyTeoh Gay HianWon
Best EditingLee Chatametikool and Cesa David LuckmansyahWon
Best Sound DesignLim Ting Li, Wahyu Tri Purnomo, Mohamad Ikhsan, Sutrisno and Nanda Purwadi SunardiNominated
Best Poster DesignAlvin HarizWon
Best Film ScoreKen Jenie, Mar Galo and Alexis RaultNominated
Best Costume DesignHagai PakanNominated
Best MakeupEba ShebaNominated
Best Art DirectionBudi Riyanto KarungNominated

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