SOEGIJA
Producer Djaduk Ferianto, Murti Hadi Wijayanto Tri Giovanni Director Garin Nugroho Screenplay Garin Nugroho DOP Teoh Gay Hian Composer Djaduk Ferianto Production Ong Hari Wahyu Design Editor Wawan I Wibowo Sound Design Satrio Budiono Cast Nirwan Dewanto, Annisa Hertami,Wouter Zweers Wouter Braa, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Olga Lydia Margono, Butet Kartaredjasa, Hengky Andrea, Rukman Rosadi, Eko Balung Andriano Fidelis Production Studio Audio Visual Pusakat Yogyakarta Format DCP Runtime 120 Minutes
By raising universal human aspects rather than emphasizing religiouselements, this film tells the story of the first native bishop in the DutchEast Indies (present-day Indonesia), Monsignor Albertus SoegijapranataSJ, from the time he was ordained until the end of the Indonesianindependence war (1940 – 1949). This tumultuous decade was markedby the end of Dutch colonialism, the entry and start of the Japaneseoccupation, the proclamation of Indonesian independence, and the returnof the Dutch who wanted to take Indonesia back, thus starting theIndonesian War of independence. Soegija described these events in hisdiary reflections and his role in alleviating the suffering of the peopleamidst the turmoil of war.
Dengan mengangkat aspek kemanusiaan universal dibandingkan mengedepankan unsur keagamaan, film ini berkisah tentang uskup pribumi pertama di Hindia Belanda (sekarang Indonesia), Monsinyur Albertus Soegijapranata SJ, sejak ia ditahbiskan hingga berakhirnya perang kemerdekaan Indonesia (1940). – 1949). Dasawarsa yang penuh gejolak ini ditandai dengan berakhirnya penjajahan Belanda, masuk dan dimulainya pendudukan Jepang, proklamasi kemerdekaan Indonesia, dan kembalinya Belanda yang ingin merebut kembali Indonesia sehingga dimulailah Perang Kemerdekaan Indonesia. Soegija menggambarkan peristiwa-peristiwa tersebut dalam renungan buku hariannya dan perannya dalam meringankan penderitaan rakyat di tengah gejolak perang.
Awards and Recognitions: * Best New Performer, Maya Awards 2012 Indonesia * Best Art Direction, Maya Awards 2012, Indonesia * Best Musical Score, Maya Awards 2012, Indonesia * Best Supporting Actress, Indonesian Film Appreciation 2012 Indonesia * Best Original Screenplay, Indonesian Film Appreciation 2012. Indonesia * Best Film Niepokalanaow Film Festival 2013. Poland * Official Selection, international Film Festival Rotterdam 2013, Netherland