Soekarno (film)
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Soekarno (Indonesian: Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka — "Indonesia's Independence") is a 2013 Indonesian biographical film directed by Hanung Bramantyo and written by Ben Sihombing. This film tells the story of the life of the late Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia. Sukarno, who was born with the name "Kusno", was one of the major figures who played an important part in the fight for Indonesia's independence from Dutch colonial rule. This film stars Ario Bayu as Sukarno.
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Directed by | Hanung Bramantyo |
Written by | Ben Sihombing |
Produced by | Raam Punjabi |
Starring | Ario Bayu Lukman Sardi Maudy Koesnaedi Matias Muchus Sujiwo Tejo Tika Bravani Ferry Salim Emir Mahira Agus Kuncoro |
Cinematography | Faozan Rizal |
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Distributed by | MVP Pictures |
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Country | Indonesia |
Languages | Indonesian (Dutch is present and is subtitled to Indonesian) |
On 13 December 2013, the Central Jakarta Business Management Court (PTUN) acceded to an injunction made by one of Sukarno's daughters, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, to halt the film's release. Some film critics had criticised the film for being too commercialised and taking liberties in its depiction of historical events and characters.[1] Subsequently however, on 7 January 2014, the PTUN decided to overturn its earlier decision and allow the film to be shown.[2]
The film was selected as Indonesia's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[3][4]