JAKARTA - Director Sim F. is back on the director's chair through the film Surat untuk Masa Mudaku. This Buddy Buddy Pictures production marks his return after six years.
The film Surat untuk Masa Mudaku tells the story of a teenager and an elderly person in their lives at an orphanage. This film is one of the titles that will be shown on Netflix Indonesia this year.
"6 years ago, 6 years. Because after that, COVID is over. Finally, we tried to cooperate with Netflix, try to make some stories. Well, it just so happens that the story I had posted my life story on Instagram. In Instagram Story, I told about my childhood, everything," said Sim F. in South Jakarta on Thursday, January 15.
The 50-year-old director admitted that he was only open about the story of his childhood in an orphanage in the near future. At first he was reluctant, but it turned out that the story led him to make a new film.
"Indeed, when you look at it like a sadness, but when you look at it now with a different point of view, it can be a blessing for many people. I see it as a blessing from, in fact, a blessing from God for me," he said again.
The story development process was made for two years with production taking up to 28 years. Sim explained that he used many new players to find the right characters.
"Actually, the children's players are actually and there are not many choices. If we can say yes. Because children are very fast, "said Sim.
The film is played by Camillo Taslim, Fendy Chow, Agus Wibowo, Aqila Herby, Cleo Haura, Halim Latuconsina, and many others.
The film Surat untuk Masa Mudaku will be released on January 29, 2026.
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