Dapunta: Wind Chaser

Dapunta: Wind Chaser (2011)

Dapunta: Pengejar Angin

In a small village in Lahat, South Sumatra, an 18-year-old boy named Dapunta (Qausar Harta Yudana) is almost ready to graduate from senior high school; he is known as the Wind Chaser locally because of his running capabilities. He and his mother Dakunta (Wanda Hamidah) want him to go to university, but his father – the leader of a gang of bandits – refuses to allow it. Dapunta decides to go to university no matter what. His crush Nyimas (Siti Helda) and teacher Damar (Lukman Sardi) help him, motivating him to practice his running so that he can use athletics to enter the university of his choice. However, his classmate Yusuf (Giorgino Abraham) – who has similar running abilities – is also training; he sabotages some of Dapunta's practice sessions. Meanwhile, the headmaster attempts to limit Dapunta's training out of spite for his father.

Date of release
2011-11-03
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
Hanung Bramantyo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Pengejar Angin is a 2011 film by Indonesian director Hanung Bramantyo and starring Qausar Harta Yudana, Mathias Muchus, and Lukman Sardi. It tells of a young man's efforts to be able to attend university through becoming an athlete at the 2011 SEA Games. Funded in part by the government of South Sumatra, where the Games were held, the film raised criticism for its use as an advertisement.

Production

Pengejar Angin was directed by Hanung Bramantyo, best known for his religious film Ayat-Ayat Cinta (The Verses of Love; 2008), and the young director Hestu Saputra. Qausar Harta Yudana was cast as Dapunta in his first leading role. Councillor Wanda Hamidah of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) was cast as his mother Dakuta; it was also her film debut.

The film was funded in part by the government of South Sumatra; the capital of the province, Palembang, was a venue at the 2011 SEA Games with the national capital Jakarta. Although Bramantyo, who generally received funding from the production house behind his films, considered the funding a blessing, he noted that several changes had to be made to the plot, including adding an emphasis on the provincial government's work towards the SEA Games (s…

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