Gundala (film)
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Gundala is a 2019 Indonesian neo-noir superhero film based on the comics character Gundala, created by Harya Suraminata (Hasmi) in 1969. The film was co-produced by Screenplay Films and Bumilangit Studios, and distributed by Legacy Pictures. It is the first installment in the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe (BCU).[5] The film is directed and written by Joko Anwar, and stars Abimana Aryasatya, alongside Tara Basro, Bront Palarae, Ario Bayu, Cecep Arif Rahman, Rio Dewanto, and Muzakki Ramdhan.[6] The film depicts the efforts of security guard Sancaka, in the guise of crime-fighting vigilante Gundala, to prevent crime boss Pengkor from poisoning unborn Indonesian children.
Gundala | |
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Directed by | Joko Anwar |
Written by | Joko Anwar |
Based on | Gundala by Harya "Hasmi" Suraminata |
Produced by | Sukhdev Singh Wicky V. Olindo Bismarka Kurniawan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Ical Tanjung |
Edited by | Dinda Amanda |
Music by | Aghi Narotama Bemby Gusti Tony Merle |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Screenplay Films |
Release date | 28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) (Local Premiere)
29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) (Indonesia) September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11) (Toronto Internasional Film Festival) |
Running time | 123 minutes[1] 119 minutes[2] (TIFF) |
Country | Indonesia |
Languages | Indonesian Javanese |
Budget | Rp30 billion[3] ($2.11 million) |
Box office | Rp67.67 billion[4] ($4.78 million) |
The first official news about the film was announced on April 4, 2018, on the social media accounts of its director and production houses.[7] At Indonesia Comic Con on October 28, 2018, a press conference was held to introduce the main casts and to hold the first screening of video footage from the film, with a release date set around mid-2019.[8] Filming was done from September to October 2018.[9]
Gundala had its local premiere on August 28, 2019, and was released in Indonesia on August 29, 2019.[10] It had its international premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2019.[2][11] The film received positive reviews from audience and critics with praise for Abimana's performance, Anwar's direction, and the visual effects, costume design, and originality.
A sequel, Gundala the Son of Lightning, is planned as part of the first volume of films in the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe, and was announced ahead of Gundala's release.[12]