''Autobiography'' is a 2022 internationally co-produced thriller drama film, written and directed by in his directorial debut. The film stars Kevin Ardilova and Arswendy Bening Swara. The film had its world premiere at the

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during the Horizons program on 2 September 2022, where it won the

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for Best Film in sections other than the main competition. ''Autobiography'' won the sole award for category Best Original Screenplay out of seven nominations at the 2022 Indonesian Film Festival.

Premise

The film follows Rakib (Kevin Ardilova) who serves as a housekeeper and assistant to a retired general, Purnawinata (Arswendy Bening Swara), who runs an election campaign to be a

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Cast

Production

Mubarak proposed the first draft of the script of ''Autobiography'' to Bhara in 2017. The project was selected as a part of 2017

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and 2018 Ties That Bind. The

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took place in

Bojonegoro Bojonegoro Regency ( id, Kabupaten Bojonegoro, older spelling is ''Kabupaten Bodjanegara'', jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦨꦗꦤꦼꦒꦫ, translit=Kabupatèn Bojånegårå) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia, about 110 km west of Sur ...

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, Indonesia.

Release

Alpha Violet acquired worldwide sales rights to the film in July 2022. ''Autobiography'' had its world premiere during the Horizons program at the

on 2 September 2022. Its North American premiere was at the Contemporary World Cinema at the

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in September 2022, and it had its Asian premiere during the A Window on Asian Cinema at the

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in on 7 October. ''Autobiography'' was also screened at the

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, on 22 October 2022. It was theatrical released in Indonesia on 19 January 2023. ''Autobiography'' was distributed by

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in the Southeast Asia region on 13 April 2023.

Reception

On the review aggregator

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website, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.

Accolades

References

External links

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