Laskar Pelangi

Laskar Pelangi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRiri Riza
Written bySalman Aristo
Mira Lesmana
Riri Riza
Based onThe Rainbow Troops [id]
by Andrea Hirata
Produced byMira Lesmana
StarringCut Mini
Ikranagara
Tora Sudiro
Slamet Rahardjo
Teuku Rifnu Wikana
CinematographyYadi Sugandi
Music bySri Aksan Sjuman
Titi Handayani Sjuman
Distributed byMiles Films
Mizan Production
Release date
  • September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguagesIndonesian
Malay
BudgetID Rp. 8 billion (US$ 890,000; ~ US$ 1,000,000 in 2017 accounting for inflation)
Box office$16.67 million

Laskar Pelangi (English: The Rainbow Troops) is a 2008 Indonesian drama film adapted from the novel of the same name by Andrea Hirata. The film follows a group of 10 students and their two inspirational teachers as they struggle with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village, located at Belitung. The film became a box office and critical success, becoming one of the highest grossing in Indonesian box office history[1] receiving a number of local and international awards.

  1. ^ Local Movie to Open Jakarta Film Festival Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine The Jakarta Globe, Lisa Siregar, June 22, 2009