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NEW DIRECTIONS
In a strict religious
environment outside
Jakarta, Indonesia, dreams
are put to the test
Nurman Hakim was born on Java in
Indonesia and educated at the Faculty
for Film and TV in Jakarta. He started as
a director of commercials before moving
on to short films. His first feature film,
Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves has been
screened at several festivals around the
world. He is currently working on a docu-
mentary about corruption in Indonesia.
Selected filmography
Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 Loves 2008
PESANTREN: 3 WISHES 3 LOVES
3 doa 3 cinta
Huda, Rian and Syahid are best friends and
live at a Moslem school outside Jakarta, a very
conservative community led by the religious
leader Kyai Wahab. Their days are spent in
prayers and meditation, while they are educated
by militant teachers who force the youths
to believe that there is a religious war between
Moslems and Jews. Meanwhile, the boys
fight their own personal battles: Huba tries
to find the reason why his mother left him to
an orphanage, Rian wants to fulfil his dream
of working for a film company, while Syahid
tries to collect enough money to pay the bills
for his sick father. We also meet the beautiful
Dona who visits her mother‘s grave during
daytime and sings at the amusement park
with her rock band at night, while dreaming
of becoming a soap opera actress. But then
the World Trade Center falls and a bomb explodes
on Bali, everything changes suddenly
and brutally, exactly when the three friends
are about to leave school. Pesantren 3 Wishes 3
Loves is a colourful film from within a closed
religious society. The larger political picture
is contrasted with the trials of three youths on
their way into an unknown future. ee
Indonesia 2008 Director Nurman HAKIM Script Sastha SUNU Camera Nurman HAKIM Cast Dian SASTROWARDOYO,
Nicholas SAPUTRA Prod./Sales Triximages, triximages@gmail.com Language Indonesian Subtitles English
Duration 100 min Format 35mm
RAIN
Lluvia
It has been raining intensely in Buenos Aires
for many days. Alma has been living in her
car ever since she left her boyfriend. While
she is stuck in a traffic jam, a man suddenly
enters her car for shelter. He seems just as
confused as her, and for a few days they find
solace in each other‘s company. Roberto has
just arrived from Spain and finds himself
in a difficult situation in his life which is
gradually revealed throughout the film. These
two wounded people bond in a mixture of
scepticism, shyness and attraction, through
moving and truthful performances by Valeria
Bertuccelli and Ernesto Alterio. The actors
give depth to this introvert drama where outer
circumstances and inner moods are portrayed
in a highly impressive fashion, also through
cinematography and sound. Bertuccelli creates
a genuinely confused and vulnerable
character. Rain has won a number of awards
and recieved much critical acclaim. The director
has stated that the film explores the risk
you run when you start to focus on who you
really are, rather than who you want to be. jo
Argentina 2008 Director Paula HERNÁNDEZ Script Paula HERNÁNDEZ Camera Guillermo NIETO Cast Ernesto ALTERIO,
Valeria BERTUCCELLI Prod. Patagonik Film Group, Visions Sud Est Sales Film Sharks International, alpha@filmsharks.com
Language Spanish Subtitles English Duration 110 min Format 35mm
NEW DIRECTIONS
Outer circumstances and
inner moods intermingle
in a contemplation of
vulnerability
Paula Hernandez was born in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. She graduated from
Augustin Alezzo‘s drama workshop
(1992), Instituto Vocacional de Arte of
BA Townhall (1988) and Universidad
del Cine (1996). She has worked in
the Argentinean film industry for many
years. Rain is her first feature film.
Selected filmography
Rain 2008
Familia Lugone (doc.) 2007
Vientos de agua (TV) 2006
Eva (short) 2003
Kilometro 22 (short) 1996
Rojo (short) 1992
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