TIMEINDONESIA, JAKARTA – The Budi Pekerti film will be released in theaters from today. The film, directed by Wregas Bhatuneja, addresses the issue of cyberbullying, which is currently widespread.
Budi Pekerti is one of the Indonesian films that TIMES Indonesia recommends watching this week. In addition to raising current issues, this film is all the more interesting because it is played by leading actors, starting with Sha Ine Febriyanti, Prilly Latuconsina, Dwi Sasono and Angga Yunanda.
So here are some interesting facts about the Budi Pekerti movie
Premiere at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF is a prestigious event for filmmakers around the world. only selected films can premiere at TIFF, Ontario, Canada. From Indonesia, one of them is the Budi Pekerti movie on November 9, 2023.
This film even received an extraordinary reception from the public. At TIFF, this film was titled Andragogy.
Present at the SXSW festival in Sydney
Budi Pekerti also stopped by SXSW Sydney October 15-22, 2023. SXSW is the South by Southwest music, film and technology festival.
This prestigious event was filled with performances from musicians and acting artists from around the world.
Buy Citra Cup nominations
Besides premiering at TIFF, this film also received a Citra Cup nomination at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival.
Of the 22 nominations, Budi Pekerti received 17 nominations, including best feature film, best director, best female role, best male role, best screenwriter and others.
Address interesting and contemporary issues
The film Budi Pekerti raises an interesting and contemporary issue, cyberbullying. This question is currently relevant in society, especially among users of social networks. This film also focuses on ethics in social media and society.
Additionally, the film Budi Pekerti takes place in Yogyakarta, a region very charged with ethics and good manners.
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Located in Yogyakarta, players must be able to speak the Medhok language “jogjanan”. For this reason, Prilly and Angga began to practice Javanese specifically.
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