#republicoftwitter

#republicoftwitter (2012)

#republiktwitter

Sukmo, a social-media-savvy techno geek from Yogyakarta, flirts on Twitter with Hanum, a glamorous journalist from Jakarta. When he meets her in real life his confidence collapses as he pretends to be somebody he’s not to win her heart. Sukmo later rises to Twitter stardom and becomes a powerful voice in a crooked political campaign. Using social media, Sukmo is able to win the girl and change his country. In the third largest nation of Twitter users, this sweet romantic comedy explores how social media can be used to be the voice of the nation.

Date of release
2012-02-12
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Kuntz Agus

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Republik Twitter is an Indonesian romantic drama directed by Kuntz Agus released in 2012. Starring Laura Basuki and Abimana Aryasatya, it follows a university student in his quest to be with a beautiful journalist.

Production

Republik Twitter was directed by Kuntz Agus. The Yogyakarta-born director, who had a background in veterinary medicine, had begun filmmaking in 2003, with a focus on documentaries and drawing inspiration from the stylings of Tim Burton and the Coen brothers. Republik Twitter was his first feature film.

The script was written by Eddri Sumitra Ito, who had a background in writing historical novels. Ito wrote the screenplay concurrently with his third novel, drawing inspiration from political campaigning in Indonesia and one of his blog posts about Twitter addiction.

Pre-production took four months, beginning when the script was written in June 2011. During the research phase of production, Kuntz and the crew spoke with numerous marketing managers and other professionals who used Twitter for financial gain. They researched the use of fake accounts for marketing, and Twitter celebrities for information on the financial benefits of having thousands of followers.

The film underwent fourteen days of shooting and another four months of editing. Krisna Purna composed the film's music, while Khikmawan Susanto and Auvarahma Triangga served as sound designer and sound mixer, respectively. The theme song, "Jatuh Hati" ("Fall in Love"), was written by Ipang Lazuardi, while Potenzio wrote "Twitter Dunia" ("Twitter the World"). Both songs were released as singles in January 2012.

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