Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Indonesia | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Drama, LGBTQ
Running Time: 1 hour and 12 minutes
Year of production: 2023

SYNOPSIS

Langgeng, a 10-year-old mute child, lives in a dilapidated village on the edge of a railway track, struggling to support his seriously ill father. He is cared for by a prostitute named Kartini (35 years old), a friend of Langgeng's mother. Langgeng's mother disappeared mysteriously when he was just a baby. As he grows older, Langgeng becomes aware of his mother's absence and tries to find her using a worn-out photograph he carries with him every day. In his daily life, Langgeng sells newspapers and snacks made by Kartini, all the while holding onto the photograph of his missing mother, hoping to reunite with her someday. During his search, Langgeng encounters many people who show him kindness and affection, especially the residents of the rundown village who know about his mother and father's fate. From drug dealers, prostitutes, and thugs to a caring gay couple, they all sympathize with Langgeng's plight. "Anthology of Darkness" is a compilation of stories that revolves around Langgeng's quest to find his mother, alongside tales of a gay couple, drug dealers, and prostitutes, all of which shed light on the questions that haunt Langgeng about his background, his mother, his father, and the people around the squalid village.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Air Films
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Grimbald Jonas Putra Yuvanda
Kadek Yuanita
Wulansary
Eka Kecap
Diky Ardiansyah
Beta Sofiyansyah
Jonathan Arfian
Fabiola Natasha
Arisandi Arfian

MAIN CREDITS

Director: M. Ainun Ridho
Screenwriter: Haikal Damara
Producer: M. Ainun Ridho, Sol Amrida
Director of Photography: Hasmyral Ichsan
Sound: A. Lutfi
Editing: Wawan I. Wibowo
Sound Editing: Fuad Biyan
Music Composer: Vembriona K. Edy

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Language: Indonesia
Country of origin: Indonesia
Year of production: 2023
Total running time: 63 minutes
Shooting format: Digital
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 1:2.35
Sound format: Stereo