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Photocopier (film)
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| director = Wregas Bhanuteja
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* Henricus Pria
*Wregas Bhanuteja}}
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| cinematography = Gunnar Nimpuno
| editing = Ahmad Yuniardi
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'Photocopier' is a 2021 Indonesian crime mystery drama film, co-written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja in his feature-length directorial debut.
The film had its world premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, in the New Currents competition. The film won a total of twelve Citra Awards out of seventeen nominations, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director. It won the most Citra Awards by a single film.
Plot
Suryani (colloquially Sur) is a college student, also part of her campus' theater group Mata Hari. When their performance is accepted for a festival in Kyoto, Sur parties with the other members at leader Rama Soemarno's house; her strict father warns her to not drink alcohol. However she rebels, and the next day, her campus board learns that she posted selfies of her drinking, which she has no knowledge of. Thus, she loses her scholarship and is kicked out. She takes refuge at her friend Amin's house.
One of the theater members, Anggun, admits to have ordered a taxi for her. Remembering that member Tariq had given her a robust whiskey, she is convinced that she was drugged and begins investigating. She learns that the taxi journey took longer than estimated; driver Burhan clarifies though Sur takes photos of the backseat. Meanwhile, Tariq is proven innocent.
Sur learns that a statue at Kendil Park is similar to one at Rama's home. She then analyzes Rama's installation art which are supposedly photos of the Milky Way, some of which he took after the party, however she notices similarity between the patterns and her birth marks. She also learns that Rama possesses many suggestive photos of college girls, has visited Kendil Park, and has photographed other girls' bodies for artistic purpose. Sur hires a lawyer who without consent leaks the evidence. Rama tells her to apologize on video. Sur reluctantly follows, however her mother Yati knows the truth by recognizing her birth marks, asking her to shelter at acquaintance Yati's home, while Yati forms a scientific team to investigate the case.
Two victims Farah and Tariq himself admit the truth to Sur. Sur learns that Burhan's address is far away from Rama's, suggesting a pre-planned order.
Tariq orders a ride, with Burhan texting Rama out of suspicion; Tariq knocks him out and obtains his phone containing videos of Rama's sexual abuse to eight people. Rama hires fixers disguising as fumigation sprayers to suffocate them; he himself comes singing his dialogue in the theater performance, symbolically saying that no one will believe their allegations, before burning Burhan's phone. He calls them Gorgons and Sur Medusa, synonymous to demonic, and himself as the heroic Perseus.
The next day, Sur and Farah take Amin's photocopier to the campus' balcony, printing and spreading evidences and testimonies, even if nobody will believe. Gradually, more victims arrive and print more evidences. Retrieving the papers, Anggun punches Rama. Sur, Farah, and Tariq then print scans of their faces.
Cast
*Shenina Syawalita Cinnamon as Suryani (Sur)
*Chicco Kurniawan as Amin
*Lutesha as Farah
*Jerome Kurnia as Tariq
*Dea Panendra as Anggun
*Giulio Parengkuan as Rama
*Lukman Sardi as Sur's father
*Ruth Marini as Sur's mother
*Yayan Ruhian as Rama's father
*Landung Simatupang as Burhan
*Rukman Rosadi as Sur's college dean
*Mian Tiara as Siti
Production
The production of 'Photocopier' took place for twenty days in Jakarta during the COVID-19 pandemic and followed local COVID-19 safety protocols.
Through 'Photocopier', Bhanuteja strived to give a depiction of a victim of sexual assaults, also spread awareness regarding to the topic. Previously, Bhanuteja along with his team, had researched about the topic for a year, including initiating conversations with the victims of sexual assaults. They also started discussions with some anti-rape activists, including actress Hannah Al Rashid, who was involved in the film's screenwriting.
Release
'Photocopier' had its world premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, in the New Currents competition. Netflix acquired the film's distribution rights, releasing it on January 13, 2022.
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