''Stealing Raden Saleh'' ( id, Mencuri Raden Saleh) is a 2022 heist

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directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko and written by Sasongko and Husein M. Atmodjo. The film features an ensemble cast, consists of:

Iqbaal Ramadhan Iqbaal Dhiafakhri Ramadhan (born 28 December 1998) is an Indonesian actor and singer. He is best known as an ex-member of the Indonesian boy band CJR, and for his leading role in '' Dilan 1990'' (2018). In 2018, he won the ''Variety'' Asian Star ...

, Angga Yunanda, Rachel Amanda, Umay Shahab, Aghniny Haque and Ari Irham. The film follows a group who plans a heist of '' The Arrest of Pangeran Diponegoro'' painting by Indonesian artist

Raden Saleh Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman ( ar, ; ', jv, ꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦭꦺꦃꦯ꦳ꦫꦶꦥ꦳꧀ꦨꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦩꦤ꧀; EYD: ''Raden Saleh Syarif Bustaman''; 1811 – 23 April 1880) was a pioneering Indonesian Romantic painter of Arab- Javan ...

Cast

Production

Idea

The idea of ''Stealing Raden Saleh'' was conceived by Sasongko after his interest in paintings and the work of Indonesian painter

. The film was first announced during the Visinema Pictures' virtual

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on 18 November 2020, along with then-upcoming projects.

Casting

In June 2021, Ramadhan, Yunanda, Haque, Amanda, Shahab and Irham were announced to star. In May 2022, Visinema Pictures revealed the film's first teaser. For success in the film, some of the casts did some exercises and changing their appearance. Astro Gempak reveals that Umay Shahab has to lost about 5kg of weight and cutting his hair being

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for Gofar character who was a handyman.

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began on 23 October 2021 in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang and

Pasuruan Pasuruan ( nl, Pasoeroean) is a city in East Java, Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 186,262 at the 2010 Census and 208,006 at the 2020 Census. It is surrounded by, but administratively separate from, Pasuruan Regency. It is located around ...

. Aghinny Haque told to Astro Gempak that fighting scene with

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was one of the challenging scene besides that she had to fight with 5 men.

Release

''Stealing Raden Saleh'' was theatrically released in Indonesia on 25 August 2022. The film was also released in Malaysia on 22 September 2022 with

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as official

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for Malaysian market. The film garnered 2.3 million admission during its theatrical run and it became the seventh highest-grossing Indonesian film of 2022 as of 27 October.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Angga Dwimas Sasongko 2020s Indonesian-language films 2020s buddy films 2020s heist films 2022 action films 2022 crime thriller films 2022 films Films set in Jakarta Astro Shaw films