Kartini: Princess of Java

Kartini: Princess of Java (2017)

Kartini

A woman of nobility battles patriarchal norms in order to improve educational access for women in early 1900s Indonesian society.

Date of release
2017-04-19
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Hanung Bramantyo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Kartini is a 2017 Indonesian biographical family drama film directed by Hanung Bramantyo and written by Bramantyo and Bagus Bramanti. It features an ensemble cast, with Dian Sastrowardoyo starring in the title role of Indonesian woman emancipation heroine, Kartini. Christine Hakim, Acha Septriasa, Ayushita, Adinia Wirasti, and Reza Rahadian co-stars in supporting roles.

Production

Kartini is the second film to be produced by Robert Ronny's Legacy Pictures. Hanung Bramantyo is the director and a co-writer since the beginning of the project with the help of Bagus Bramanti to write the screenplay and Robert Ronny himself got involved in a story development of the film.

The title role is played by a citra award winner, Dian Sastrowardoyo. Other actors and actresses joined the cast, including Christine Hakim as M.A. Ngasirah (Kartini's mother), Deddy Sutomo as R.M. Sosroningrat (Kartini's father), Djenar Maesa Ayu as R.A.

Hanung chose Dian, Ayushita, and Acha to portray the major roles mainly because of their popularity and charisma among Indonesian females, along with their concerns regarding women issues making them the perfect choices for the roles. According to Ronny, Dian is the first and only choice to portray the heroine, stating it would be hard to make the film had she not accepted the role.

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