Autobiography is a 2022 Indonesian thriller drama film written and directed by Makbul Mubarak in his directorial debut. It stars Kevin Ardilova and Arswendy Bening Swara. The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival during the Horizons program on September 2, 2022, where it won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in sections other than the main competition. Autobiography won the sole award in Best Original Screenplay category among other seven nominations at the 2022 Indonesian Film Festival. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
Plot The film follows Rakib (Kevin Ardilova), who serves as a housekeeper and assistant to a retired general, Purnawinata (Arswendy Bening Swara), who runs an election campaign to be a regent.
Cast
Production Mubarak proposed the first draft of the script of Autobiography to Bhara in 2017. The project was selected as a part of the TorinoFilmLab in 2017 and 2018 Ties That Bind.
The principal photography took place in Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia.
Release Alpha Violet acquired worldwide sales rights to the film in July 2022.
Autobiography had its world premiere during the Horizons program at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2022. Its North American premiere was at the Contemporary World Cinema at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. The film had its Asian premiere during the A Window on Asian Cinema at the 27th Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2022. Autobiography was also screened at the Adelaide Film Festival on 22 October 2022. It was theatrically released in Indonesia on 19 January 2023 and garnered 33,407 admissions during its run.
Autobiography was distributed by Amazon Prime Video in the Southeast Asia region on 13 April 2023.
Reception
Critical response On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.
Accolades + Awards and Nominations for Autobiography Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Venice Film Festival 10 September 2022 FIPRESCI AwardMakbul Mubarak 11 September 2022 Orizzonti Award for Best Film Adelaide Film Festival 25 October 2022 Feature Fiction Award Tokyo Filmex 5 November 2022 Grand Prize Asia Pacific Screen Awards 11 November 2022 Best Screenplay Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards16 November 2022 NETPAC Award Autobiography Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award Autobiography Stockholm International Film Festival19 November 2022 Bronze Horse for Best Film Makbul Mubarak Best Debut Marrakech International Film Festival19 November 2022 Best Feature Film Makbul Mubarak Best Performance by an Actor Arswendy Bening Swara Indonesian Film Festival22 November 2022 Best Picture Yulia Evina Bhara Best Director Makbul Mubarak Best Actor Kevin Ardilova Best Supporting Actor Arswendy Bening Swara Best Original Screenplay Makbul Mubarak Best Sound L.H. Aim Adinegara and Hadrianus Eko Best Original Song Sal Priadi for "Ambilkan Bintang" QCinema International Film Festival 23 November 2022 Best FilmMakbul Mubarak Best Director Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 3 December 2022 Golden Hanoman Award Autobiography Singapore International Film Festival 4 December 2022 Silver Screen Award for Asian Feature Film Makbul Mubarak World Film Festival of Bangkok 12 December 2022 Lotus Awards for Best Film Makbul Mubarak Jury Prize of Technical Achievement Carlo Francisco Manatad Wojciech Staroń Film Pilihan Tempo18 December 2022 Film Pilihan Tempo Yulia Evina Bhara Best ScreenplayMakbul Mubarak Best Director Best Actor Kevin Ardilova Best Supporting Actor Arswendy Bening Swara Rukman Rosadi Hainan International Film Festival 24 December 2022 Best Film - Asian New Director Autobiography Asian Film Awards12 March 2023 Best New DirectorMakbul Mubarak Best Screenplay CinemAsia Film Festival 13 March 2023 Jury Special Mention Autobiography Malaysia International Film Festival29 July 2023 Best Film Autobiography Best Director Makbul Mubarak Best Screenplay Best Actor Kevin Ardilova Best Supporting Actor Arswendy Bening Swara Best Cinematography Wojciech Staroń
See also List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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