JAKARTA - Film lovers are certainly looking forward to the Jakarta World Cinema Week (JWCW) again being held on November 11-19 2023 at CGV Grand Indonesia, Central Jakarta. Because this international film festival will present 90 films from 54 countries.

JWCW 2023 will be opened by the film Inshallah a Boy (Yordania) written and directed by Amjad Al-Rasheed, and closed by the film Shayda (Australia) directed by Noora Niasari. In addition, several films that have won awards at international film festivals will also be shown, such as the Monster (Japan) by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, and Catherine Corsini's Anatomy of a Fall (France), the winner of the Grand Prix at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Shandy Gasela as Director of JWCW, revealed that the films that were present at KlikFilm had passed a strict curation. The films that were present at KlikFilm have been curated by the team. The films that are present are certainly quality films that have been present at international film festivals before JWCW," he said.

In addition to the films above, here are the synopsis of the series of films that can be watched through the KlikFilm digital platform at the JWCW festival.

The SubstractionFilm, which premiered at Tiff (Toronto International Film Festival) 2023, tells the story of Farz anomalous (Tar Strange Alidoosti) is a young driving instructor who lives with her husband Jalal (Navid Mohammadzadeh). One day she saw her husband breaking into the house of an unknown woman. When she met Jalal, she admitted that she was not in the city at that time. Then Jalal decided to check her own house. When Jalal arrived there, she met a woman named Bita who looked like Farz anehic. Locked up, the two compared the photo of her partner, Her husband Bita, Mohsen, to be identical to Jalal.

The Young Imam has the original title Le Jeune Imam, this film tells the story of the figure of Ali, a 14-year-old teenager. To give him a decent education, his single mother sent him to a madrasa in Mali. When Ali returned ten years later, he had changed completely. He has received a pious religious education and his deep knowledge of Islam made him the right candidate to become a local Imam in his city, despite his young age and doubts from his mother. His modern views and charisma quickly made him popular among the Muslim community, until his desire to do good in fulfilling his new ambitions.

The MaidenIni adalah sebuah film drama Kanada tahun 2022, yang ditulis dan disusararai oleh Graham Foy. Dibintangi oleh Marcel T. Jiménez sebagai kalian, seorang remaja yang sedang mengatasi kesadhannya setelah kematian temannya Kyle (Jackson Sluiter) dalam sebuah kecelakaan, dan Hayley kilose sebagai Whitney, teman sekali mereka yang jurnalnya ditemukan di percak tempat Kyle meninggal. Film The Maiden tayang perdanya di program Giornate degli Autori di Festival Film Internasional Venice 2022, pada tanggal 1 September 2022, dan penayangan perdanya di Festival Film Internasional Toronto 2022.

White Paradise A French drama thriller 2022 was written and directed by Guillaume Renusson and starring Denis Mernochet, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, and Victoire Du Bois. The film premiered at the French Film Festival Angoul Marime on August 24, 2022. Ad Vitam released the film in theaters in France on January 4, 2023. The film tells the story of Samuel, a widower who lives isolated in his chalet in the heart of the Italian Alps. One night, Cheleh, a young Afghan woman who is sheltered in his house, was caught in the snow. She wanted to cross the mountain to reach France. Samuel didn't want to get into trouble but face her difficulties, she decided to help her. Apart from nature, they must also face the local population, which is blocking them.

Burning DaysEmre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, has just been appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandal. After his initial remarks, he experienced more tense interactions and was reluctant to engage in local politics. When Emre formed ties with local newspaper owners, the pressure increased due to heated rumors. Apart from being present at the Cannes film festival, this film also managed to get an award at the Golden Orange Film Competition.

This Youth (Spring) is a 2023 documentary directed by Wang Bing. This film is jointly international production between China, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The film focuses on a group of young textile workers in the city of Zhili, China. The Youth (Spring) film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, which premiered in the world on May 18, 2023.

Upon EntryUpon Entry is a Spanish drama film in 2022 directed by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebasti Sebasti Vajanchez and starred Alberto Ammann and Bruna Cusmen with Ben Temple and Laura Gömez. Proudly, this film won the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, 26th M Waylaga Film Festival, and 23rd Golden Trailer Awards.

The Postsession is a 1981 psychological drama horror film directed by Andrzej Badminton, and written by Badminton and Frederic Tuten. This film has been remake by several Countries. In Indonesia, the production house Falcon Pictures, will remake the film Session.

No need to be afraid, if you can't watch live in theaters, there are more than 50 films that will be present during the Jakarta World Cinema Week performance at Klik Film.


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