Autobiography

Autobiography (2023)

A young man torn between loyalty and justice.

A young man is working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.

Date of release
2023-01-19
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (27)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Director
Makbul Mubarak

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Autobiography is a 2022 Indonesian thriller drama film written and directed by Makbul Mubarak in his directorial debut. It stars Kevin Ardilova and Arswendy Bening Swara. The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival during the Horizons program on September 2, 2022, where it won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in sections other than the main competition. Autobiography won the sole award in Best Original Screenplay category among other seven nominations at the 2022 Indonesian Film Festival. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Production

Mubarak proposed the first draft of the script of Autobiography to Bhara in 2017. The project was selected as a part of the TorinoFilmLab in 2017 and 2018 Ties That Bind.

The principal photography took place in Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia.

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