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Fiction.

Fiksi.

Directed by Mouly Surya

2008•110 min
Genre
Thriller
Topic
Body & Self
Mood
Eerie
Language
Indonesian

Synopsis

Every event has a purpose.

When a sheltered young woman becomes enamored with a struggling writer, she goes to great lengths to become involved in his creative process.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

Citra Awards (Indonesian Film Festival)

Best Director (2008)

Winner

Jakarta International Film Festival

Best Director (2008)

Nominee

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

Golden Hanoman Award (2008)

Footnote

  1. First

    Mouly Surya became the first woman to win the Citra Award for Best Director — and as of 2022 remains the only one to have done so

Main Cast

Ladya CherylLadya CherylAlisha
Donny AlamsyahDonny AlamsyahBarry
KinaryosihKinaryosihRenta
Inong AyuInong AyuAlisha's Mother
Soultan SaladinSoultan SaladinAlisha's Dad
Rina HasyimRina HasyimTuti
Egy FedlyEgy FedlyBambang
José Rizal ManuaJosé Rizal ManuaKardi

Director

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