The Film "Believe" Introduces A Thrilling Action Of Captain Agus

TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto (left third) together with the Presidential Special Envoy (UKP) for the Development of the Young Generation and Art Workers Raffi Ahmad (left second) in the inaugural gala for the film "Believe Fate, Dreams, Courage" in Senayan, (Between)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian film world has many entertaining fictional films, and some make the audience think.

Then there are biopic films such as "Believe Fate, Dreams, Courage" which will be shown in cinemas throughout Indonesia starting July 24, 2025. Films that dramatize the life story of a real person, or it could also be a group of real people, should be underlined because this film genre has not been produced by Indonesian filmmakers.

The film "Believe Fate, Dream, Courage" hit the audience with a war scene that was so cruel and tireless, until the logic and feelings were stirred up.

Thrilling, because we were not only treated for a shootout; but also felt when a bullet penetrated the body, greeted by screams, and lost which carved patriotism in a soldier.

The figure of the captain described in "Believe" is heroic, comparable to Captain America in the comic world or Captain Phillips (2013) in Hollywood.

The main character in the film set from 1975 to 1999 is Captain Agus Subiyanto, who is now a general and is known as the TNI Commander.

Agus' biopic is worked on ambitiously. The director duo who worked on it, Rahabi Mandra and Arwin Tri Wardhana, even won the "Best Director" award at the Montreal International Film Festival 2025.

Combat realism and visual depth

The mission of the two talented directors is to translate the true story of the battlefield during the East Timor crisis into the big screen.

The intense action in "Believe" with a storyline that runs from year to year supported by visualism without compromise.

The use of war tools such as the KRI Teluk Amboina-503, the "short nose" helicopter, and the appearance of the inner parts of the early-model Hercules aircraft that felt so real as the references in the past.

This film also provides support for computer graphics generative technology (CGI) in its visual depth presentation, but not excessive.

The choreography of shooting and explosions on the battlefield was also exciting to watch.

Mandra dan Wardhana jelas ingin menjawab pertanyaan para penggemar, "Sangupkah sineas Indonesia membuat penonton merasakan film perang yang sebenar?

They made it. The film "Believe" can be called a new peak in the action genre of matches in the Indonesian film industry, after The Raid (2011).

Mandra and Wardhana reached that peak with a series of chases and brutal battles, as well as a one-on-one battle with an enemy that shook his guts.

The audio system was also accompanied by an immersive shot and explosion sound, placing the audience as if it were directly in the midst of fighting chaos.

Explosives with meaning

All technical aspects of supporting this film will certainly be in vain if you don't have the meaning behind it.

The most important meaning in the film "Believe" is about humanity, courage, and solidarity, which is conveyed to the current generation in a balanced manner.

Producer Celerina Judisari (Ayie) said the Happy Without Drama production house that produces this film is driven by concerns about the impact of war clich in the younger generation.

Currently, said Ayie, the younger generation tends to feel no longer the terrible impact of the real war, because it has been reduced to a mere spectacle by short video platforms and others on social media.

Through this film, Ayie hopes to provide enlightenment about the real consequences of war.

Meanwhile, Mandra said that the production of the film "Believe" from the start did not want to be made political. There is nothing right and wrong, only purely raising the impact of intense warfare.

The effects of war presented in the film can not only be seen from words or physical actions, but also from silent moments of every character.

With this visual presentation, the audience is made to reflect on the meaning of loyalty, betrayal, and the high price of life that is threatened by the safety of war.