Kucumbu tubuh indahku (Memories of My Body)
by Garin Nugroho
with Muhammad Khan, Raditya Evandra, Rianto, Randy Pangalila, Whani Darmawan
(Indonesia, 105’)
Juno is just a kid when his father leaves him in their village of Center Java. Alone now, he joins a Lengger dance center where men transform their appearance and movement into female’s. But the sensuality and sexuality that comes from dance and bodies, mixed with the violent social and political Indonesian surrounding, forces Juno to move from village to village. If on his journey Juno gets attention and love from his dance teachers, his weird aunt, his old uncle, a handsome boxer and a Warok, he still has to face alone the battlefield that his body is becoming.
Director’s statement
A film is a personal statement or expression of anxiety about the surrounding personal and socio-political issues. The joy of making a movie comes when it succeeds to deliver such messages. I have made 18 films containing various themes; from early 19th century as a backdrop to the present Indonesia; from Islamic radicalism, economic liberalism, to the country’s communist pogrom; all condensed in little stories from various islands in Indonesia. This time, I am very interested in the issue of masculinity and femininity merged in a person’s body. Having a body that is both masculine and feminine has been a very sensitive issue in Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world.
Presented in Orizzonti
Sep 06 | 19:30 Sala Casinò (Lido) | Press, Industry
Sep 06 | 22:00 Sala Volpi (Lido) | Press, Industry
Sep 07 | 14:00 Sala Darsena (Lido) | Tickets, All Accreditations
Sep 07 | 21:00 Sala Web | Tickets
Sep 08 | 12:00 Sala PalaBiennale (Lido) | Tickets, All Accreditations
Production: Fourcolours Films
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World sale: Asian Shadows
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