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Lovely Man
''Lovely Man'' is a 2011 Indonesian film written and directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja. The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival to positive reviews on the segment "A Window on Asian Cinema". Donny Damara plays the starring role as Syaiful/Ipuy, a transgender woman in Jakarta. Actress Raihaanun plays the female leading role as Cahaya, Syaiful's long-lost 19-year-old daughter who comes to the city to look for him only to find out that her father is a transgender woman. This is their second film together after 2007 remake of drama '' Badai Pasti Berlalu.'' The film generated controversy in its native Indonesia due to rejections from the Islamic Defenders Front but saw overwhelming reception abroad through screenings at various international film festivals. Plot ''Lovely Man'' tells the story of Cahaya, a 19-year-old girl with strong Islamic values, who discovers that her long lost father is a transgender woman working on the streets of Jakart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Teddy Soeriaatmadja (born 7 February 1975) is an Indonesian film director. Born in Japan and educated in Britain, Soeriaatmadja made his film debut in 2000 with the short film ''Culik'' (''Kidnap''); it was followed five years later by ''Banyu Biru'' (''Blue Banyu''), his feature film debut. Since then Soeriaatmadja has directed several films, including two which have garnered him a nomination for Best Director at the Indonesian Film Festival. Early life Soeriaatmadja was born in Japan on 7 February 1975 to Rhousdy Soeriaatmadja (father) and Siti Syarifah. As a child he enjoyed watching movies at home, such as the '' Star Wars'' and ''James Bond'' franchises; in an interview with the Jakarta-based periodical ''Tabloid Nova'', he recalled watching three to four films a day. By 1991 he had written his first screenplay, entitled ''Desember'' (''December''), and after viewing Quentin Tarantino's film ''Reservoir Dogs'' in 1992, decided that he wanted to work in film. He wrote sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |