Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
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Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak
Directed byMouly Surya
Screenplay by
Story byGarin Nugroho
Produced by
  • Fauzan Zidni
  • Rama Adi
Starring
  • Marsha Timothy
  • Yoga Pratama
  • Egi Fedly
  • Dea Panendra
CinematographyYunus Pasolang
Edited byKelvin Nugroho
Music by
Production
companies
Cinesurya
Kaninga Pictures
Purin Pictures
Shasha & Co Production
Astro Shaw
Hooq
Distributed byWeird Wave (Greece)
Pandora (Japan)
Periscoop Film (Netherlands)
Icarus Films (US)
Kimstim Films (US)
Release dates
  • 24 May 2017 (2017-05-24) (Cannes)
  • 16 November 2017 (2017-11-16) (Indonesia)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Box office$23,564[1]

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (Indonesian: Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak) is a 2017 Indonesian thriller film directed by Mouly Surya based on a story conceived by Garin Nugroho and a screenplay co-written by Surya and Rama Adi. The film's Western style, its feminist tone, and rural Indonesian setting led to the term "satay Western" being coined following its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4]

At the 38th Citra Awards, the film won 10 awards out of 15 nominations, breaking the records for most wins and nominations at Indonesia's top film awards previously held by Teguh Karya's 1986 film Ibunda with 9 awards out of 10 nominations at the 17th Citra Awards.[5] It was also selected as the Indonesian official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but failed to secure a nomination.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ Lee, Maggie (26 May 2017). "Film Review: 'Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ Priherdityo, Endro. "'Marlina', Jawara Umum Piala Citra FFI 2018". hiburan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Film 'Marlina' Wakili Indonesia di Oscar 2019". CNN Indonesia. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ Frater, Patrick (18 September 2018). "Oscars: Indonesia Selects 'Marlina The Murderer' in Foreign-Language Category". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2018.