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View all search resultsFajar Bustomi: Set to shake off teen flick image
As the man behind many of Indonesia’s biggest box office hits, director Fajar Bustomi’s journey offers insights into the dynamics of the country’s film industry.
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ajar Bustomi’s latest teen romantic comedy Mariposa was among the few films released in theaters in mid-March before the virus scare hit the film industry hard.
With COVID-19 restrictions yet to come into force, 140,000 people watched the film on its first day of release, helping it to become the fourth most-viewed film in the first quarter of this year, with 730,000 viewers over two weeks.
Starring the beloved on-screen couple of Adhisty Zara of girl group JKT48 and Angga Yunanda, it follows two exceptionally intellectual teenagers and the story of how they find love.
The two previously starred in box office smash Dua Garis Biru (Two Blue Stripes) by Gina S. Noer, which tackles the issue of teen pregnancy and won many accolades including Best Feature Film at the Piala Maya 2019 independent film awards.
Their appearance in Mariposa was not the only key to its success – they were cast long before the release of Dua Garis Biru – nor other marketing gimmicks.
With Powerhouses Falcon Pictures and Kharisma Starvision Plus joining hands for the production, there appears to have been a change in perception in how teen movies can be made in the wake of the major success of Dua Garis Biru and Fajar’s Dilan trilogy.
The first part of the trilogy, Dilan 1990, was the most-watched film of 2018 with 6.3 million viewers, and second all-time after comedy film Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 with 6.8 million viewers. Both were produced by Falcon.
