Letters from Prague

Letters from Prague (Indonesian: Surat dari Praha) is a 2016 Indonesian drama film directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko. It was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[1]

Letters from Prague
Film poster
Directed by	Angga Dwimas Sasongko
Produced by	Angga Dwimas Sasongko Anggia Kharisma Handoko Hendroyono Chicco Jerikho Glenn Fredly
Written by	M Irfan Ramli
Starring	Julie Estelle Tio Pakusadewo Widyawati Rio Dewanto
Music by	Glenn Fredly
Cinematography	Ivan Anwal Pane
Edited by	Ahsan Andrian
Release date	28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
Running time	93 Minutes
Country	Indonesia
Language	Indonesian Czech English

Plot

Letters from Prague tells a story of a thirty-something divorcee woman, Larasati (Julie Estelle), who is urged to fulfill her mother's last will, Sulastri (Widyawati), to deliver a box that contains letters from her past to Jaya (Tio Pakusadewo), an old man living in Prague.

Later, it is revealed that Jaya was Sulastri's fiance who failed to fulfill his promise to return home decades ago. Jaya was studying in Prague when the transition to the New Order happened in 1966. As a supporter of Sukarno, he was banned by Suharto's new regime from returning to Indonesia and forced to live in exile in Prague. Throughout the film, Jaya tells Larasati about the lonely life of exiles in Prague, and Larasati begins to understand her mother better.

Cast

Main

• Tio Pakusadewo as Jaya

A former Indonesian student in the 1960s who was exiled in Prague

• Julie Estelle as Larasati

A divorced woman trying to fulfill her deceased mother's last wish to deliver a box filled with letters from her past to an old man living in Prague

• Widyawati as Sulastri

Larasati's mother and Jaya's former fiance

• Rio Dewanto as Dewa

An Indonesian student working as a part-time bartender in Prague

Supporting

• Chicco Jerikho

Larasati's ex-husband

• Jajang C. Noer
• Shafira Umm

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
2016	Usmar Ismail Awards	Best Film	Letters From Prague	Won	[2]
		Best Director	Angga Dwimas Sasongko	Won
		Best Actor	Tio Pakusadewo	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Widyawati	Nominated
		Best Editing	Ahsan Andrian	Nominated
		Best Sound	Satrio Budiono	Nominated
		Best Music	Thoersi Argeswara Glenn Fredly	Nominated
2016	2016 Indonesian Movie Awards	Best Actor	Tio Pakusadewo	Nominated	[3]
		Best Actress	Julie Estelle	Nominated
		Most Favorite Actor	Tio Pakusadewo	Nominated
		Most Favorite Actress	Julie Estelle	Won
		Most Favorite Film	Letters from Prague	Nominated
		Best Chemistry	Tio Pakusadewo Julie Estelle	Nominated
		Lifetime Achievement	Widyawati	Recipient

See also

• List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Simanjuntak, Tertiani (23 September 2016). "'Surat dari Praha' to represent Indonesia at Oscars". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
2. "Daftar Nominasi Usmar Ismail Awards 2016" (Press release). Fimela. 18 March 2016.
3. "Daftar Nominasi Lengkap Indonesia Movie Actors Awards 2016 Diumumkan" (Press release). Sindo News. 28 April 2016.

External links

• Letters from Prague on IMDb