- Source: Women from Rote Island
Women from Rote Island is a 2023 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Jeremias Nyangoen in his feature directorial debut.
The film had its world premiere at the 28th Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2023. It received four awards at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director for Nyangoen. It was selected as the Indonesian submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Premise
Martha, an illegal migrant worker, comes back to her hometown in Rote Island to attend her father's funeral. Meanwhile, she has to deal with her own trauma after experiencing sexual violence in her workplace.
Cast
Linda Adoe as Orpa
Irma Rihi as Martha
Sallum Ratu Ke as Bertha
Van Jhoov as Damar
Production
= Casting
=Nyangoen revealed that he only cast local actors of Rote Island and around East Nusa Tenggara in order to preserve the distinctive accent of the Rote language and capture the essence of the region.
Release
Women from Rote Island had its world premiere at the 28th Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2023 as a part of the A Window on Asian Cinema program. It also is set to screen at the 2023 Jakarta Film Week.
Accolades
See also
List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
Women from Rote Island at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Perempuan Berkelamin Darah
- Daftar film Indonesia tahun 2024
- Jeremias Nyangoen
- Festival Film Tempo 2023
- Festival Film Tempo
- Festival Film Indonesia 2023
- Daftar perayaan penghargaan Festival Film Indonesia
- Penulis Skenario Asli Terbaik Festival Film Indonesia
- JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards
- Jerry Oktavianus
- Women from Rote Island
- 2023 Indonesian Film Festival
- List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- 18th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
- 2023 Jakarta Film Week
- 23rd New York Asian Film Festival
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in Indonesia
- List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- Citra Award for Best Picture
- 2024 Indonesian Film Festival
