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20 Film Biografi Indonesia yang Wajib Ditonton Pencinta Film!

Biografi adalah kisah atau keterangan tentang kehidupan seseorang, terutama tokoh-tokoh besar atau orang yang memiliki pengaruh besar untuk orang lain. Biografi jauh lebih mendalam ketimbang biodata.

Dari biografi ini kita bisa mempelajari tentang kehidupan orang-orang yang menginspirasi. Sudah pasti banyak hal yang bisa dipetik dari sana. Untuk itulah biografi disajikan supaya kita bisa mengenal orang-orang tersebut. Bentuknya bisa beragam, bisa buku atau film.

Kali ini kita akan membahas biografi anak bangsa dalam bentuk film. Tentu saja jadi hal penting bagi kita untuk mengetahui lebih dalam tentang mereka, anak-anak bangsa yang menginspirasi dengan caranya masing-masing.

Kisah-kisah itu tersaji dalam film biografi Indonesia. Selain penuh pesan yang bermanfaat juga menghibur karena digarap secara serius menjadi sebuah film. Berikut ini adalah beberapa film biografi Indonesia yang menjadi rekomendasi.

Soe Hok Gie, namanya akan terus dikenang meski sosoknya telah tiada. Dia abadi melalui tulisan yang berkisah tentangnya dan sekarang melalui film biografi Indonesia yang mengangkat kisahnya. Nicholas Saputra yang dipercaya sutradara Riri Riza untuk memerankan sosok Gie.

Diangkat dari buku Catatan Seorang Demonstran karya Gie sendiri, dengan ditambah beberapa tokoh fiktif agar ceritanya lebih kuat. Tentang seorang anak keturunan Tionghoa yang tidak begitu kaya, Gie tumbuh menjadi sosok yang berani lagi idealis yang memperjuangkan keadilan.

2. Buya Hamka

Buya Hamka (2023) menjadi salah satu film Indonesia yang dinantikan banyak orang. Alasannya, karena film ini mengadaptasi kisah hidup dari sosok sastrawan, ulama dan pahlawan nasional.

Film garapan Fajar Bustomi ini mengisahkan kehidupan Buya Hamka, dari kecil hingga akhir hayatnya. Film yang diproduksi Falcon Picture ini memang tidak main-main.

Pasalnya, film ini bakalan dibintangi oleh deretan aktor ternama di Indonesia. Vino G. Bastian didapuk untuk memerankan karakter Buya Hamka. Lalu ada Laudya Chintya Bella yang akan berperan sebagai Siti Raham, yaitu sosok istri dari Buya Hamka.

Sementara Marthino Lio, Anjasmara, Reza Rahadian, Mawar Eva de Jongh hingga Yoriko Angeline dan Ajil Ditto didapuk sebagai pemeran pendukungnya.

3. Kartini

Beliau adalah salah satu sosok perempuan paling dikenang sepanjang sejarah. Jasa-jasanya masih kita rasakan manfaatnya sampai jauh hari setelah kepergiannya. R.A Kartini, diperankan oleh Dian Sastro.

Kamu bisa melihat lebih dalam perjuangan seorang R.A Kartini menyetarakan hak bagi semua orang, ningrat atau bukan melalui film ini. Sepanjang hidupnya Kartini memperjuangkan itu, terutama hak pendidikan untuk perempuan.

Kartini berjuang mendirikan sekolah untuk kaum miskin dan menciptakan lapangan pekerjaan bagi masyarakat Jepara. Sekarang kita bisa merasakan buah dari jasa dan pengorbanan yang mereka lakukan di masa lalu.

Entah itu secara langsung atau tidak langsung. Kita pasti ingin menjadi seperti mereka, meninggalkan banyak kebaikan untuk generasi mendatang. Kita bisa memulai dengan menonton film biografi Indonesia.

4. Laskar Pelangi

Mungkin banyak dari kamu yang bingung, kenapa Laskar Pelangi (2008) masuk dalam kategori film dokumenter. Salah satu fun fact dari film garapan Riri Riza dan Mira Lesmana ini adalah kisahnya diadaptasi dari kehidupan sang penulis novel yaitu Andrea Hirata.

Film ini mengisahkan masa kecil Andrea Hirata dan kawan-kawannya semasa ia tinggal di Pulau Belitung. Laskar Pelangi (2008) bercerita usaha seorang guru bernama Muslimah, agar sekolah tempatnya mengajar tidak ditutup. Ia mengajar beberapa anak, salah satunya Ikal, Lintang, Mahar, Harun yang berkebutuhan khusus dan masih banyak lagi.

Bagi para pencinta musik Indonesia, pasti sudah tidak asing lagi dengan sosok penyanyi legendaris Indonesia yaitu mendiang Chrisye. Untuk mengenang karya-karyanya, Rizal Mantovani bersama MNC Picture menggarap sebuah film berjudul Chrisye (2017).

Sementara Velove Vexia akan berperan sebagai Yanti Noor Chrismansyah, yaitu istri dari Chrisye. Film ini mengisahkan perjalanan spiritual Chrisye dalam mencari makna hidup.

Lika-liku kehidupannya dan pandangannya mengenai dunia. Dari kisah inilah Chrisye mendapatkan inspirasi untuk menciptakan lagu hits berjudul “Ketika Tangan dan Kaki Berkata”.

6. Bumi Manusia

Tentu saja, Bumi Manusia (2019) wajib banget masuk dalam list film biografi Indonesia yang wajib banget kamu tonton. Disutradarai oleh Hanung Bramantyo, film yang diproduksi oleh Falcon Pictures ini mengadaptasi kisahnya dari novel berjudul sama karya Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

Film ini mengisahkan masa muda sang penulis yang akrab disapa dengan nama Minke, berhadapan dengan Kolonial Belanda. Perang yang dilakukannya bukanlah perang berdarah dan bergerilya, tapi Minke berusaha melawan hukum Kerajaan Belanda terhadap wanita pribumi.

Minkeu berusaha memberikan keadilan pada wanita yang dicintainya yaitu Annelies dan ibu mertuanya yang bernama Nyai Ontosoroh. Mereka menjadi korban monopoli pemerintahan Belanda yang membuat para pribumi tidak berdaya.

7. Sang Pencerah

Mungkin kamu pernah membaca kisah tentang K.H Ahmad Dahlan di pelajaran sejarah semasa sekolah. Kali ini, kamu diajak untuk mengenal beliau lebih dalam melalui film biografi Indonesia yang berjudul Sang Pencerah. Hanung Bramantyo yang menyutradarai film ini.

Film ini mengungkapkan sosok pahlawan nasional itu dari sisi yang tidak banyak diketahui publik. Beliau memperkenalkan Islam yang modern, terbuka, serta rasional. Versi novel kisah ini ditulis oleh Akmal Nasery Basral dan mendapat predikat Fiksi Terbaik Islamic Book Fair Award 2011.

8. Habibie & Ainun

Siapa yang tak tahu kisah dua sejoli legendaris ini? Kamu bisa mengenal mereka lebih dalam melalui film biografi Indonesia berjudul Habibie & Ainun yang rilis tahun 2012. Habibie dan Ainun diperankan oleh Reza Rahadian dan Bunga Citra Lestari. Kualitas akting keduanya tidak perlu diragukan lagi.

Film ini diangkat dari memori yang ditulis Habibie mengenai mendiang istrinya, Hastri Ainun Habibie. Awalnya berbentuk sebuah buku yang berjudul Habibie dan Ainun. Perjuangan Habibie dan kisah cintanya bersama Ainun kemudian dikisahkan menjadi sebuah film oleh MD Pictures.

9. Sokola Rimba

Sokola Rimba (2013) menjadi film biografi Indonesia lainnya yang sangat direkomendasikan untuk kamu tonton. Film satu ini kembali digarap oleh sutradara Riri Riza bersama dengan Mira Lesmana. Kali ini Prisia Nasution akan didapuk sebagai pemeran utamanya.

Sedangkan untuk alur ceritanya, film ini bakalan mengadaptasinya dari novel berjudul sama karya Butet Manurung. Sosok Butet Manurung ini diperankan oleh Prisia Nasution yang akan beradu akting dengan Rukman Rosadi, Nadhira Ulya, Nyungsang Bungo dan masyarakat lokal di pedalaman Jambi.

Semuanya berawal ketika Butet sudah bekerja selama tiga tahun di sebuah lembaga konservasi di wilayah Jambi. Keseharian Butet adalah mengajarkan anak-anak untuk membaca dan menulis di balik segala kekurangan.

10. Soekarno

Namanya sudah sering kita dengar, begitu pula kisahnya yang sudah sering kita baca, di media masa ataupun di sekolah. Sekarang, kita berkesempatan menikmati kisah beliau melalui film biografi Indonesia yang rilis tahun 2013 dan disutradarai oleh Hanung Bramantyo.

Soekarno, salah satu tokoh penting negeri ini. Orang yang sangat berpengaruh untuk kelahiran negeri ini. Ario Bayu yang memerankan beliau untuk film ini. Kita bisa melihat bagaimana perjuangan, pemikiran, dan pengorbanan beliau semasa hidupnya melalui film ini.

11. Soegija

Soegija (2012) adalah film biografi Indonesia yang menunjukkan toleransi beragama karya sutradara Garin Nugroho. Film satu ini mengisahkan seorang pahlawan nasional Indonesia bernama Albertus Soegijapranata.

Ceritanya diadaptasi dari novel berjudul Soegija, Catatan Harian Seorang Pejuang Kemanusiaan yang ditulis oleh Gregorius Budi Subanar.

Karakter uskup pribumi pertama di Hindia Belanda ini bakalan diperankan oleh Nirwan Dewanto. Sang uskup adalah saksi hidup dari berbagai masa-masa penting Indonesia menuju kemerdekaan.

Soegija menuangkan peristiwa-peristiwa penting tersebut dalam renungan dalam catatan pribadinya. Soegija juga berusaha untuk berperan dalam semua tingkat, baik politik lokal hingga nasional.

Wage (2017) adalah film Indonesia yang memperlihatkan kisah hidup dari salah satu pahlawan nasional Indonesia bernama Wage Rudolf Soepratman. Wage Rudolf Soepratman adalah sosok yang membuat lagu kebangsaan “Indonesia Raya” dan sosok ini diperankan oleh Rendra Bagus.

Sebagai salah satu pemuda Indonesia, Wage Rudolf Soepratman turut serta dalam proses perjuangan agar Indonesia bisa merdeka. Semangat juangnya ini Wage tuangkan dalam sebuah lagu berjudul “Indonesia Raya” yang dibuatnya pada 28 Oktober 1938 yang kini menjadi lagu kebangsaan.

13. Susi Susanti: Love All

Susi Susanti adalah sosok pebulutangkis legendaris Indonesia yang berhasil meraih medali emas di ajang Olimpiade Musim Panas 1992 Barcelona. Mengisahkan perjuangannya menjadi atlet nomor satu di dunia, sutradara Sim F menuangkannya dalam film berjudul Susi Susanti: Love All (2019).

Kali ini aktris cantik Laura Basuki didapuk untuk memerankan karakter Susi Susanti. Sementara Dion Wiyoko akan berperan sebagai Alan Budikusuma yang saat itu masih berstatus sebagai kekasih Susi Susanti.

Film ini mengisahkan usaha Susi untuk mewujudkan sumpahnya pada sang ayah untuk menjadi pebulutangkis nomor satu di dunia, Dibantu oleh pelatih Liang Chiu Sia, Susi yang masih berusia 14 tahun meninggalkan masa remajanya dan fokus untuk terus berlatih.  

14. 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa

99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (2013) dikenal sebagai film religi Indonesia yang digarap oleh sutradara Guntur Soeharjanto. Fun fact -nya film yang diproduksi oleh Maxima Picture ini tidak hanya diadaptasi dari novel yang ditulis oleh pasangan Hanum Salsabiela Rais dan Rangga Almahendra.

Kenyataannya, film ini memang perjalanan hidup pasangan Hanum dan Rangga selama tinggal di Eropa. Karakter Hanum akan diperankan oleh Acha Septriasa, sementara Rangga akan diperankan oleh Abimana Aryasatya.

Filmnya mengisahkan ketika Hanum, seorang jurnalis Indonesia yang bertolak ke Vienna untuk menemani suaminya mengambil gelar doktorat. Disanlah Hanun dan Rangga mulai tertarik dengan jejak-jejak islam di Eropa yang dibawa oleh Turki di masa Kesultanan Utsmaniyah.

15. Merry Riana: Mimpi Sejuta Dollar

Namanya sudah sering terlihat menghias berbagai acara bisnis atau motivasi. Dua kata itu memang melekat pada diri seorang Merry Riana. Dia adalah seorang pebisnis yang sangat menginspirasi.

Chelsea Islan yang dipercaya memerankan sosok Merry Riana. Diceritakan, seorang lulusan SMA yang harus mengungsi ke Singapura karena kondisi negara sedang tidak stabil, di sanalah dia mulai memupuk mimpinya. Kisah yang menyentuh dan mampu memantik semangat siapapun yang menontonnya.

16. Jenderal Soedirman

Semasa sekolah, kita diceritakan tentang beliau dan strategi gerilyanya waktu memperjuangkan kemerdekaan. Sekarang ini, kita diberi kesempatan untuk mengenal beliau lebih dalam melalui film biografi Indonesia Jenderal Soedirman. Adipati Dolken yang memerankan beliau di film ini.

Melalui film ini, penonton dibawa masuk ke latar cerita yang terjadi tahun 1948. Jenderal Soedirman yang sedang sakit tetap aktif memimpin perang gerilya selama tujuh bulan lamanya. Kegigihannya itu sangat menginspirasi generasi muda penerus bangsa.

17. Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto

Sekali lagi, Reza Rahadian menjadi peran utama. Kali ini memerankan Tjokroaminoto yang namanya sering kita lihat di buku sejarah, sang guru bangsa yang sangat peduli pada pendidikan masyarakat setelah lepas era tanam paksa.

Beliau yang lahir dari kaum bangsawan, berani meninggalkan status kebangsawanannya dan merasakan penderitaan sebagai rakyat jelata. Dari sana, beliau berjuang dengan membangun organisasi Sarekat Islam. Perjuangan menjadi benih dari lahirnya tokoh dan gerakan kebangsaan.

18. Athirah

Kamu pasti tahu Wakil Presiden yang sempat mendampingi SBY dan Jokowi adalah Bapak Jusuf Kalla. Film biografi Indonesia yang satu ini menceritakan tentang sosok ibundanya, Hj. Athirah Kalla, seorang perempuan bugis yang berjuang demi keutuhan keluarga.

Film ini mengisahkan tentang bagaimana keteguhan hati seorang perempuan, seorang istri, dan seorang ibu ketika ada perempuan lain masuk ke keluarganya. Ucu, anak tertuanya bingung harus berpihak kepada siapa. Ibunya? Atau Ayahnya?

19. A Man Called Ahok

Film biografi satu ini mengisahkan sosok politikus dan mantan Gubernur DKI Jakarta yaitu Basuki Tjahaja Purnama. Digarap oleh sutradara Putrama Tuta, film ini mengadaptasi ceritanya dari buku A man called #Ahok: sepenggal kisah perjuangan & ketulusan karya Rudi Valinka.

Sosok Ahok sendiri bakalan diperankan oleh presenter populer Indonesia yaitu Daniel Mananta. Semuanya berawal ketika Ahok, yaitu sulung dari lima bersaudara yang hidup di daerah pertambangan Belitung.

Awalnya Ahok hidup dalam kecukupan, hingga kasus korupsi sang ayah membuatnya harus banting tulang mencari nafkah. Dari berbagai kesulitan dan kegagalan yang didapatkannya, Ahok bisa mendapatkan kesuksesan dan berpegang teguh pada pesan-pesan dari orang tuanya.

20. Istirahatlah Kata-Kata

Kita mengenal sosoknya melalui tulisan-tulisan peninggalannya. Wiji Thukul, salah satu penyair paling berpengaruh yang pernah dimiliki negeri ini. Film ini menceritakan tentang perjuangan Wiji Thukul yang menuntut keadilan kepada pemerintah melalui gerakan, orasi, serta puisinya.

Kalau kamu menyukai sastra, luangkan waktu untuk menonton film ini. Ada banyak hal yang bisa kamu petik tentang bagaimana kehidupan penyair pada masa itu, juga tentang bagaimana karya bisa berpengaruh untuk banyak orang.

Film biografi Indonesia bukan cuma menghibur, tetapi juga membantu kita untuk mengenal tokoh-tokoh besar yang mustahil bisa kita temui langsung.

Maka, melalui film (selain buku) adalah cara terbaik yang ada supaya kita bisa mengenal dan meneladani mereka. Sebagai generasi muda, tentu penting bagi kita untuk mengenal kisah hidup tokoh-tokoh besar di masa lalu.

Dari film biografi Indonesia yang disebutkan di atas, ada tokoh favoritmu? Kalau tokoh favoritmu belum disebutkan, kamu boleh menambahkan di kolom komentar, ya!

7 Film Biografi Terbaik, Mulai Dari Cerita Tokoh Penting Hingga Menginspirasi

Film Biografi Terbaik – Film diadaptasi dari kisah nyata mungkin sudah biasa, namun lebih berkesan lagi saat film tentang kehidupan seorang tokoh terkenal dan menginspirasi di buat menjadi film. 

Berikut beberapa film Biografi Terbaik , mulai dari tokoh publik di bidang musik, sejarah, hingga kisah nilai kehidupan lainnya. Film terbaik ini bisa kamu saksikan di Vidio. 

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Film Biografi terbaik pertama berjudul Bohemian Rhapsody yang menceritakan kisah hidup Freddie Mercury dari band terkenal jaman dulu. Ini menjadi salah satu film terbaik karena Band satu ini memiliki banyak penggemar dan film ini menjadi tempat nostalgia para penggemar tersebut. 

Bohemian Rhapsody merayakan band Queen, musik mereka, dan penyanyi utama mereka yang luar biasa, Freddie Mercury, yang menentang kebiasaan untuk menjadi salah satu penghibur paling dicintai yang pernah ada.

The Aviator

Selanjutnya ada film biografi berjudul The Aviator yang dirilis pertama kali tahun 2014.Sebuah film biografi yang menggambarkan tahun-tahun awal karir sutradara dan penerbang legendaris Howard Hughes dari akhir 1920-an hingga pertengahan 1940-an.

Habibie & Ainun

Berikut ini salah satu film Biografi dengan fokus kisah cinta sejati mantan presiden Indonesia. Film berjudul Habibie & Ainun , ceritakan kisah hidup Rudy Habibie seorang jenius ahli pesawat terbang bertemu dengan wanita yang berprofesi sebagai dokter muda. Pertemuan mereka membuahkan kisah romantis yang inspiratif.

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Eko Yuli Irawan The Movie

Film biografi seorang atlet Indonesia dalam menggapai impiannya, film ini berjudul Eko Yuli Irawan The Movie yang diadaptasi dari kisah nyata. Eko yang merupakan anak tukang becak dan seorang ibu pedagang sayur itu bertekad untuk mengangkat derajat orang tuanya dengan menjadi atlet angkat besi yang bisa mewakili Merah Putih di berbagai kejuaraan internasional, termasuk Olimpiade.

Rentang Kisah 

Film Biografi satu ini mengangkat kisah hidup seorang influencer yang merantau ke berkuliah ke luar Negeri. Berjudul Rentang Kisah yang awalnya merupakan Novel karya Gita Savitri dan akhirnya dibuat dalam bentuk film. 

Dari kisah nyata Gita Savitri Devi, mahasiswa Indonesia di Jerman yang menemukan Islam di negara minoritas Islam dan menemukan kedekatan kekeluargaan saat mereka berjauhan.

Trump: The Art Of The Insult

Selanjutnya ada film Trump: The Art Of The Insult, yang menceritakan kehidupan Donald Trump mantan Presiden Amerika. Film ini berfokus pada kebiasaan Trump untuk melontarkan hinaan dan ejekan kepada orang lain, baik itu lawan politiknya, jurnalis, maupun tokoh publik lainnya.

Film ini dimulai dengan kisah Trump saat masih kecil. Trump digambarkan sebagai anak yang selalu ingin menjadi yang terbaik dan tidak suka kalah. Dia juga sering melontarkan hinaan kepada teman-temannya yang kalah darinya.

The Billionaire

Film biografi Thailand yang menceritakan kisah nyata pengusaha muda bernama Top Ittipat (Pachara Chirathivat), sukses menjadi miliarder berkat produk camilan rumput lautnya, Tao Kae Noi. Film berjudul The Billionaire ini dimulai dengan kisah Top saat masih remaja. 

Top adalah siswa yang tidak terlalu pintar dan lebih suka bermain game online daripada belajar. Suatu hari, Top berhasil menjual salah satu item langka di game online-nya dan mendapatkan banyak uang. Hal ini membuat Top menyadari bahwa dia bisa menghasilkan uang dengan menjual barang-barang secara online.

Nonton Film Biografi Terbaik di Vidio

Itulah beberapa film biografi terbaik dari berbagai tokoh yang menginspirasi. Kamu bisa saksikan semua film tersebut melalui platform streaming Vidio. Masih banyak lagi film biografi lainnya yang diadaptasi dari tokoh publik lainnya. Jangan lupa download aplikasi Vidio di handphone Anda untuk menikmati pengalaman menonton dimana saja dan kapan saja. 

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‘Autobiography’ Review: Sleek, Sinuous Thriller Delves Into Indonesia’s Heart of Darkness

Makbul Mubarak's engrossing, expertly made debut explores one young man's loss of innocence in a society robbed of innocence by the military dictatorship decades ago.

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Although the film features crowd scenes and a full cast of supporting characters, it is essentially a two-hander, and both Swara (recently seen in Kamila Andini’s “Before, Now and Then”) and Ardilova (who played in Andini’s “Yuni” as well as Edwin’s Locarno-winning “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash”) are remarkably persuasive. Swara’s narrow-eyed Purna, essentially a lean, vain, Indonesian Col. Kurtz, can turn on a dime from malicious and very probably mad, to genial and fatherly. And by the end when all those qualities exist simultaneously, his is a deeply disturbing portrait of absolute power’s ability to corrupt absolutely. Ardilova is equally strong, in a role that requires him to age psychologically without aging physically; in the few months the films traces he goes from surly youngster to cocky sidekick to disillusioned, soul-sick penitent, who knows he’s ventured too far into the mire to ever be able to get out clean. 

It’s a moral murkiness that DP Wojciech Staron interprets visually, in layered images that, especially in interiors, are usually partially impeded in some way. The camera peers at the characters through grilles or furnishings or windows that cast diffuse reflections across the frame. At times this technique becomes a little overbearing especially later, when Rakib’s inner turmoil and the sense of walls-closing-in claustrophobia are better demonstrated by counterpoint, as in a scene of revelry occurring — in line with the immutable laws of recent Southeast Asian arthouse cinema — in a karaoke parlor. Such moments offset Mubarak’s directorial restraint, which, while commendable, can occasionally mute the drama down to a barely audible murmur, where a howl, or a tuneless forced duet on a schmaltzy local pop hit, would be more fitting. 

But in large part, “Autobiography” is an auspicious, atmospheric first feature that knows how to co-opt generic conventions and a richly cinematic style, in order to illuminate some of the the darkest recesses of Indonesia’s recent history. Without laboring the allegory overmuch, Mubarak, working from his own nicely pared-back screenplay, builds up a convincing if despairing vision of the legacy of atrocity, in which the children of the Indonesian dictatorship era can only fully reckon with their nation’s violent past by taking on some of its attributes themselves, at significant cost to their souls. As such, the chess games that Purna, the representative of the venal old guard, plays with Rakib, standing in for the new generation, are an imperfect metaphor, considering the desperately unfair terms of engagement that Indonesia’s youth have inherited. But then, is there a game where one side wrote the rules, owns the board and controls all the pieces, while the other can only field one trembling pawn?

Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (Horizons), Sept. 10, 2022. Also in Toronto Film Festival. Running time: 115 MIN. 

• Production: (Indonesia-France-Singapore-Poland-The Philippines-Germany-Qatar) A Kawankawan production, in co-production with In Vivo Films, Protocol, Staron Film, Cinematografica, Niko Film, Focused Equipment, Partisipasi Indonesia. (World sales: Alpha Violet, Paris.) Producer: Yulia Evina Bhara. Co-producers: Louise Bellicaud, Claire Charles-Gervais, Jeremy Chua, Malgorzata Staroń Armi Rae Cacanindin, Nicole Gerhards, Amerta Kusuma, Robin Moran, Pinkan Veronique, Arya Sweta, Ganesya.
• Crew: Director, writer: Makbul Mubarak. Camera: Wojciech Staroń. Editor: Carlo Francisco Manatad. Music: Bani Haykal.
• With: Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara, Yusuf Mahardika, Lukman Sardi, Yudi Ahmad Tajudin Rukman Rosadi, Haru Sandra. (Indonesian dialogue)

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Autobiography

• Arswendy Bening Swara
• Kevin Ardilova
• Rukman Rosadi
• Yusuf Mahardika
• Makbul Mubarak
• 19 January 2023

*Spoiler Alert:  Review film  Autobiography mengandung bocoran yang bisa saja mengganggu kamu yang belum menonton.

Penggemar film-film kelas festival pastinya enggak asing dengan salah satu festival film bergengsi di dunia, yaitu Venice Film Festival. Indonesia mendapatkan kesempatan untuk memeriahkan Venice Film Festival 2022 dengan penayangan film Indonesia yang berjudul Autobiography . Hebatnya lagi, Autobiography mendapatkan standing ovation selama 4 menit pada penayangannya di Venice Film Festival 2022.

Autobiography merupakan film debut Makbul Mubarak sebagai sutradara film panjang. Sebelumnya, Makbul lebih aktif dalam menggarap film pendek. Selain menyutradarai, Makbul juga berperan sebagai penulis naskah. Film ini dibintangi oleh deretan aktor ternama, di antaranya Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Beningswara, Rukman Rosadi, dan aktor Indonesia lainnya.

Autobiography berkisah tentang Rakib yang bekerja sebagai penjaga rumah kosong milik seorang jenderal bernama Purnawinata. Pada suatu hari, Purna kembali mengunjungi rumah tersebut untuk melakukan kampanye sebagai calon bupati di kampungnya. Rakib pun menemani Purna selama kegiatan kampanye dan menemukan hal yang tidak terduga tentang majikannya.

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Sentil isu penyalahgunaan kekuasaan yang dekat dengan realitas.

Dari awal hingga akhir film, Autobiography mengajak penonton hanya fokus pada pembangunan hubungan antara dua karakter utama di film ini, yaitu Rakib dan Purna. Purna diceritakan sebagai seseorang berpangkat jenderal yang tentunya punya kekuasaan dan disegani oleh orang di sekitarnya. Di sisi lain, Rakib adalah pembantunya Purna yang tentunya harus patuh kepada majikannya.

Dimulai dari hubungan antara pembantu dan majikan, yang masih terasa canggung bagi Rakib. Kecanggungan di antara keduanya semakin berkurang ketika Purna mulai mengenalkan gaya kehidupan penguasa kepada Rakib. Rasa kagum kepada Purna mulai timbul dari diri Rakib, bahkan Rakib mulai berlagak seperti orang penting di sekitar temannya, semenjak dia mendapatkan kepercayaan dari Purna.

Keseluruhan film ini secara garis besar menceritakan bagaimana kekuasaan bisa disalahgunakan dan membuat seseorang bersikap semena-mena, yang diwujudkan lewat karakter Purna. Dengan status jenderalnya, Purna dapat membuat orang di sekitarnya menjadi tidak berdaya, bahkan hanya dengan kata-kata yang halus tetapi tajam.

Kamu yang sudah menonton Autobiography pastinya setuju bahwa isu yang diangkat film ini sebenarnya sangat relate pada realitas kita. Enggak jarang, ‘kan, kita melihat bagaimana seseorang bertingkah seenaknya karena punya jabatan atau karena punya koneksi dengan orang lain yang punya jabatan. Ditambah lagi, konflik yang diangkat film ini juga pernah terjadi pada kehidupan bermasyarakat di kehidupan nyata.

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Intensitas yang terus terbangun lewat pace film yang lambat

Perlu diketahui, Autobiography merupakan film yang pace penceritaannya memang lambat. Namun seiring berjalannya film, intensitas ketegangan yang dibangun terus meningkat secara perlahan-lahan. Nah, intensitas yang terus dibangun hingga akhir film ini pada akhirnya membuat penonton jadi terus mengikuti ceritanya dan mungkin tidak akan masalah dengan pace -nya yang lambat.

Penceritaan dengan pace yang lambat sebenarnya adalah treatment yang tepat untuk Autobiography karena film ini memang fokus dalam pembangunan hubungan antara Rakib dan Purna. Dari orang yang saling tidak kenal, menjadi saling mempercayai, hingga hilangnya kepercayaan yang menimbulkan rasa takut bagi Rakib kepada Purna.

Intensitas filmnya mulai terbangun sejak Purna pertama kali muncul di layar. Sejak awal kemunculannya, penonton langsung dibuat merasa enggak nyaman dengan sosok Purna ketika dia mengatakan kalimat yang cukup sederhana, “Siapa bilang saya minum kopi?” Seiring berjalannya film, semakin banyak sisi-sisi gelapnya Purna yang terungkap yang membangun rasa ngeri dari film ini.

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Kolaborasi Kevin Ardilova dan Arswendy Beningswara yang juara!

Autobiography memang menampilkan banyak aktor Indonesia kenamaan di dalam filmnya. Namun, film ini jelas memberikan sorotan besar kepada kolaborasi Kevin Ardilova dan Arswendy Beningswara yang menjadi pemeran utamanya. Sebagian besar film ini lebih banyak menampilkan akting dari kedua aktor tersebut.

Kevin, yang berperan sebagai Rakib, tampil begitu sempurna dan berhasil membuat penonton merasa bersimpati dengan karakternya. Kevin mampu menyampaikan ketakutan yang dialami Rakib kepada penonton. Sang aktor bahkan tampil cukup berani dengan melakoni adegan yang mana dia dimandikan oleh karakternya Arswendy. Kevin pun enggak menampik bahwa adegan tersebut sangat menakutkan baginya .

Selain Kevin, bersiaplah dibuat lebih tercengang dengan menyaksikan penampilan Arswendy sebagai Purna. Lewat akting apiknya, Arswendy berhasil membuat Purna menjadi karakter yang begitu menakutkan tanpa terlihat berusaha keras. Sejujurnya selama menonton film ini, saya benar-benar dibuat geregetan dengan Purna.

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Gelap, tidak berdaya, dan meresahkan bisa dibilang merupakan kata-kata yang tepat untuk menggambarkan Autobiography . KIsah tentang si pejabat yang menyalahgunakan kekuasaannya dan si asisten rumah tangga yang tidak berdaya berhasil menjadi sebuah kritik yang relate bagi kondisi masyarakat di kehidupan nyata. Ditambah lagi dengan aktingnya Arswendy Beningswara yang terlihat begitu effortless membuat Purna menjadi sosok yang meresahkan.

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Holmes’ famous philosophy of “biography as pursuit” is thoroughly proven here in his first full-length biographical work. Shelley: The Pursuit details an almost feverish tracking of Percy Shelley as a dark and cutting figure in the Romantic period — reforming many previous historical conceptions about him through Holmes’ compelling and resolute writing.

25. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin

Another Gothic figure has been made newly known through this work, detailing the life of prolific horror and mystery writer Shirley Jackson. Author Ruth Franklin digs deep into the existence of the reclusive and mysterious Jackson, drawing penetrating comparisons between the true events of her life and the dark nature of her fiction.

26. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

Fans of Into the Wild and The Lost City of Z will find their next adventure fix in this 2017 book about Christopher Knight, a man who lived by himself in the Maine woods for almost thirty years. The tale of this so-called “last true hermit” will captivate readers who have always fantasized about escaping society, with vivid descriptions of Knight’s rural setup, his carefully calculated moves and how he managed to survive the deadly cold of the Maine winters.

27. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

The man, the myth, the legend: Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, is properly immortalized in Isaacson’s masterful biography. It divulges the details of Jobs’ little-known childhood and tracks his fateful path from garage engineer to leader of one of the largest tech companies in the world — not to mention his formative role in other legendary companies like Pixar, and indeed within the Silicon Valley ecosystem as a whole.

28. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Olympic runner Louis Zamperini was just twenty-six when his US Army bomber crashed and burned in the Pacific, leaving him and two other men afloat on a raft for forty-seven days — only to be captured by the Japanese Navy and tortured as a POW for the next two and a half years. In this gripping biography, Laura Hillenbrand tracks Zamperini’s story from beginning to end… including how he embraced Christian evangelism as a means of recovery, and even came to forgive his tormentors in his later years.

29. Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) by Stacy Schiff

Everyone knows of Vladimir Nabokov — but what about his wife, Vera, whom he called “the best-humored woman I have ever known”? According to Schiff, she was a genius in her own right, supporting Vladimir not only as his partner, but also as his all-around editor and translator. And she kept up that trademark humor throughout it all, inspiring her husband’s work and injecting some of her own creative flair into it along the way.

30. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt

William Shakespeare is a notoriously slippery historical figure — no one really knows when he was born, what he looked like, or how many plays he wrote. But that didn’t stop Stephen Greenblatt, who in 2004 turned out this magnificently detailed biography of the Bard: a series of imaginative reenactments of his writing process, and insights on how the social and political ideals of the time would have influenced him. Indeed, no one exists in a vacuum, not even Shakespeare — hence the conscious depiction of him in this book as a “will in the world,” rather than an isolated writer shut up in his own musty study.

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