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Main cast revealed for adaptation of Eka Kurniawan’s ‘Seperti Dendam’
Seperti Dendam, Rindu harus Dibayar Tuntas will be released in 2021, the its cast has just been revealed.
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Still image from 'Seperti Dendam, Rindu harus Dibayar Tuntas' (Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash) (twitter.com/sepertidendam/File)
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roduction house Palari Films has announced the main cast of its latest movie, Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas (Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash).
Rising star Marthino Lio will play the main character Ajo Kawir. Lio is known for his roles in various movies, including Eiffel… I’m in Love (2018), biopic Sultan Agung: Tahta, Perjuangan, Cinta (Sultan Agung: Throne, Struggles and Love, 2018) and HBO Asia’s series Grisse (2018). He was nominated as best supporting actor at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival (FFI).
Ajo’s childhood friend, Tokek, is portrayed by singer-songwriter Sal Priadi. Sal has spawned a series of hits, including Amin Paling Serius (The Earnest Amen), a duet with singer Nadin Amizah. He was nominated four times for the Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) Awards from 2018 to 2020. Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas will be his acting debut.
Marthino Lio sebagai Ajo Kawir Sal Priadi sebagai Tokek #sepertidendamrinduharusdibayartuntas 2021
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Helmed and penned by Edwin, Seperti Dendam, Rindu harus Dibayar Tuntas is adapted from award-winning author Eka Kurniawan’s third novel of the same name. It narrates the love story of Ajo, a fighter who keeps his sexual impotency a secret, and Iteung (Ladya Cheryl), a female bodyguard of the local mafia. The novel was published in Indonesia in 2014 by Gramedia and has been translated into six languages and distributed in nine countries, including China, the United Kingdom, France and Italy.
Set in the late 1980s to mid-1990s, the film explores masculinity and power relations that flourished in Indonesia at the time. Shooting took place in Rembang regency, Central Java.
The film’s scenario won the grand prize for Most Promising Project at the 2016 Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market in South Korea. It also won Post-Production Award at the 2018 Hong Kong Asian Film Market (HAF) from Bangkok-based Whitelight Post.
Seperti Dendam, Rindu harus Dibayar Tuntas will be released in 2021.
Established in 2016, Palari Films was initiated by Meiske Taurisia and Muhammad Zaidy. The production house has so far released two feature films, namely Posesif (2017) and Aruna dan Lidahnya (2018). Both are available on streaming platforms Neftlix and Vidio.com. (wir/wng)
