Autobiography Ready To Show In Early Cinemas In 2023

Autobiography when receiving an award at JAFF 2022 (Doc)

JAKARTA - The Autobiograpy film won the highest award, the Golden Hanoman Award at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) 2022. The film, directed by Makbul Mubarak, was only shown at the film festival, thus becoming one of the most anticipated films in 2023.

In addition to JAFF 2022, Autobography also won awards at two other international festivals held in Southeast Asia, namely Best Film and Best Director at the QCinema Philippines 2022 film festival and the Silver Screen Award Best Film at the Singapore International Film Festival 2022.

Meanwhile, at the national stage, Autobiography was nominated in seven categories at the 2022 Indonesian Film Festival, where Makbul Mubarak won the Best Original Screenwriter category.

Not quite there, Autobiography has also explored more than 20 film festivals around the world. Some of the previous awards include, The International Critics Prize for Best Film in Orizzonti from the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) at the Venice Film Festival 2022, Feature Fiction Award Winner at the 2022 Winner's Festival Adelaide, Grand Prize Winner at the TOKYO FILMEX International Film Festival 2022, Best Screenplay at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022, NETPAC Award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2022, and there are still several other prestigious awards.

The Autobiography film itself tells the story of the figure of Rakib (Kevin Ardilova) with his father languishing in prison and his brother who goes abroad to work. Rakib works as a household administrator in an empty house owned by Purna (Arswendy Bening Swara), a retired general whose family clan has served for centuries in a rural city in Indonesia.

After Purna returned home to start the Regent's election campaign, Rakib is tied to an old man who has become a close mentor and father figure for him, he also finds his nickname as assistant to Purna in his work and life. When Purna's campaign poster was found to be damaged one day, Rakib did not hesitate to try to track down the culprit, and sparked a chain of violence that rose higher.

The first feature-length film by director and screenwriter Makbul Mubarak stars Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara, Lukman Sardi, Yusuf Mahardika, Rukman Rosadi, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin, Haru Sandra, and Alm. Gunawan Maryanto. Curious? Autobiography in Indonesian cinemas in early 2023.