Letters from Prague

Letters from Prague (Indonesian: Surat dari Praha) is a 2016 Indonesian drama film directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko. It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[1]

Letters from Prague
Film poster
Directed byAngga Dwimas Sasongko
Produced byAngga Dwimas Sasongko
Anggia Kharisma
Handoko Hendroyono
Chicco Jerikho
Glenn Fredly
Written byM Irfan Ramli
StarringJulie Estelle
Tio Pakusadewo
Widyawati
Rio Dewanto
Music byGlenn Fredly
CinematographyIvan Anwal Pane
Edited byAhsan Andrian
Release date
  • 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
Running time
93 Minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Czech
English

Plot

Letters from Prague tells a story of a thirty-something divorcee woman, Larasati (Julie Estelle), who is urged to fulfill her mother's last will, Sulastri (Widyawati), to deliver a box that contains letters from her past to Jaya (Tio Pakusadewo), an old man living in Prague.

Later, it is revealed that Jaya was Sulastri's fiance who failed to fulfill his promise to return home decades ago. Jaya was studying in Prague when the transition to the New Order happened in 1966. As a supporter of Sukarno, he was banned by Suharto's new regime from returning to Indonesia and forced to live in exile in Prague. Throughout the film, Jaya tells Larasati about the lonely life of exiles in Prague, and Larasati begins to understand her mother better.

Cast

Main
A former Indonesian student in the 1960s who was exiled in Prague
A divorced woman trying to fulfill her deceased mother's last wish to deliver a box filled with letters from her past to an old man living in Prague
Larasati's mother and Jaya's former fiance
An Indonesian student working as a part-time bartender in Prague

Supporting
  • Chicco Jerikho
Larasati's ex-husband

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
2016 Usmar Ismail Awards Best Film Letters From Prague Won [2]
Best Director Angga Dwimas Sasongko Won
Best Actor Tio Pakusadewo Won
Best Supporting Actress Widyawati Nominated
Best Editing Ahsan Andrian Nominated
Best Sound Satrio Budiono Nominated
Best Music Thoersi Argeswara
Glenn Fredly		 Nominated
2016 2016 Indonesian Movie Awards Best Actor Tio Pakusadewo Nominated [3]
Best Actress Julie Estelle Nominated
Most Favorite Actor Tio Pakusadewo Nominated
Most Favorite Actress Julie Estelle Won
Most Favorite Film Letters from Prague Nominated
Best Chemistry Tio Pakusadewo
Julie Estelle		 Nominated
Lifetime Achievement Widyawati Recipient

See also

References
  1. Simanjuntak, Tertiani (23 September 2016). "'Surat dari Praha' to represent Indonesia at Oscars". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Daftar Nominasi Usmar Ismail Awards 2016" (Press release). Fimela. 18 March 2016.
  3. "Daftar Nominasi Lengkap Indonesia Movie Actors Awards 2016 Diumumkan" (Press release). Sindo News. 28 April 2016.
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