Night Bus

Night Bus (2017)

Conflict doesn't choose its victims

A group of civilians share a bus ride to Sampar, a town full of natural resources. It is heavily guarded by the state army who is fighting against the rebel militias, who want freedom over their homeland.

Date of release
2017-04-06
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Director
Emil Heradi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Night Bus is a 2017 Indonesian action thriller film directed by Emil Heradi. The film won six awards at the Indonesian Film Festival in 2017, including Best Feature Film.

Production

Wanting to create a new nuance in the world of Indonesian cinema, Teuku Rifnu Wikana and Darius Sinathrya ventured to make a thriller genre film entitled Night Bus, which took the story of separatist and humanitarian conflicts. This film is an adaptation of the short story Selamat written by Teuku Rifnu Wikana. The short story Selamat was inspired by Rifnu's experience when he traveled to conflict areas.

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