
The Poet

ProducerGarin Nugroho
DirectorGarin Nugroho
WriterGarin Nugroho, Nana Mulyana, Ibrahim Kadir
CastM Din, M Junus Melalatoa, Jubaedah, Fuad Idris, Ella Gayo, Jose Rizal Manua, Pitrajaya Burnama, Aty Cancer, Amak Baldjun, El Manik, Berliana Febrianti, Ibrahim Kadir
Colour Color
Main language Indonesia
Synopsis
Set during the violent takeover by Suharto in 1965, the film is based on the memories of Ibrahim Kadir, a poet. For 22 days in jail, the film retells what he witnessed - depressing and sorrowful experiences. One of Ibrahim’s duties in jail was to put a sack over his cellmates’ head who are then executed in an unknown location, without any trial. Those who are in jail do not know when or whether their turn to be executed is going to be. The waiting is excruciating. Under these circumstances, Ibrahim Kadir is compelled to write and perform his poems, from the memories that constantly haunt him. Different reactions are seen from those who are in jail, and from the ladies who work in the jail kitchen.
Note
The film was shot with a digital betacam video for six days in a studio in the Depok area. The video was sent afterwards to a film lab in New York, Cineric Inc. It was the first time for a digital film production in Indonesia. Shooting digitally was a way to save money, and it served the aesthetic requirements for long shots (more than 10 minutes each), which was impossible to do with a 35mm film camera. This film was also made with a switching colour concept, from black and white to colour.
The VHS copy of this title can be accessed from the collection of Sinematek Indonesia.
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