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Movie about Jusuf Kalla's mother to premiere soon
A film about the mother of Vice President Jusuf Kalla is slated to premiere at local cinemas on Sept. 29
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Cut Mini plays Vice President Jusuf Kalla's mother in Athirah. (youtube.com/c/milesfilms/-)
A film about the mother of Vice President Jusuf Kalla is slated to premiere at local cinemas on Sept. 29.
Created by prominent filmmakers Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza under Miles Films, Athirah follows an optimistic woman who struggles to maintain her family after her husband, who is an admired and renowned figure in the community, decides to marry another woman. Set in Makassar, South Sulawesi, the movie is said to call Kalla by his childhood nickname, Ucu.
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“I hope [this movie] can provide a portrait of an Indonesian family. Although the events happened a long time ago, the issues are still relevant [today],” Mira said in her capacity as the movie’s producer, as quoted by tempo.co.
Directed by Riri, Athirah will feature many of the country's popular actors including Cut Mini, Christoffer Nelwan, Nino Prabowo, Indah Permata Sari, Tika Bravani, Jajang C. Noer and Arman Dewarti. The movie is based on a novel by Albertheine Indah published last year, which is set to be rereleased this year with the movie’s poster as its cover. (kes)
