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LETTER TO AN ANGEL “Surat untuk Bidadari”

Producer     Fahmi Alatas, Robert S, Budiarti Benny Aboebakar, Amorso Katamsi, 
             Budiyati Abiyoga 
Director     Garin Nugroho
Screenplay   Garin Nugroho
DOP          Winalda Ervino Melalatoa
Art Director Satari SK
Sound Design Haertanto, Icang Zaini
Composer     Tony Prabowo
Cast         Adi Kurdi, Monica Oemardi, Viva Westy, Windy Prasetyo, Nurul Arifin, 
             Fuad Idris, Jajang Pamontjak, Hotalili, Ibrahim Ibnu
Format       35 mm
Runtime      118 Minutes

It dwells on the story of an orphaned boy of nine years old, Lewa. He tries to find the identity
of his mother on Sumba Island. His parents have fallen victim to violence. In a Polaroid camera, Lewa tries to find the figure of his mother. He misses her very much and tries to write a letter to an angel, hoping that angel can take him out of his difficulty. Meanwhile, in Lewa’s village, there is a hoodlum called Kuda Liar (Wild Horse) who greatly idolizes Elvis Presley. He has a pretty wife, Berlian Merah (Red Diamond), whose husband Kuda Liar has been killed.

Film ini bercerita tentang seorang anak yatim piatu berusia sembilan tahun, Lewa. Dia mencoba menemukan identitas ibunya di Pulau Sumba. Orang tuanya menjadi korban kekerasan. Dalam sebuah kamera Polaroid, Lewa mencoba menemukan sosok ibunya. Dia sangat merindukannya dan mencoba menulis surat kepada seorang malaikat, berharap malaikat itu dapat membawanya keluar dari kesulitan. Sementara itu, di desa Lewa, ada hoodlum bernama Kuda Liar (Wild Horse) yang sangat memuji Elvis Presley. Dia memiliki seorang istri yang cantik, Berlian Merah (Red Diamond), yang suaminya Kuda Liar telah dibunuh.

Award & Recognition

*Golden Charybdis Award, Taormina International Film Festival, Italy 1994
*Gold Award, Young Cinema Competition, Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan 1994
*Berliner Zeitung Award Forum des Jungens Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 
 Germany 1994
*Best Director at Pyongyang International Film Festival, North Korea 1994
*Best Supporting Talent, Indonesia Kine Club Film Festival, 1994
*Special Award from Majalah Sastra Horison, Jakarta, Indonesia 1994

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1994
Poster