AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Indonesia, France, Germany, Poland, Singapore, Philippines, Qatar
2022

Director: Makbul Mubarak

Language: with English subtitles

With his father in prison and his brother abroad for work, young Rakib works as the lone housekeeper in an empty mansion belonging to Purna, a retired general whose family Rakib’s clan have served for centuries in a rural Indonesian town. After Purna returns home to start his mayoral election campaign, Rakib bonds with the older man, who becomes a close mentor and father figure, and finds his calling as Purna’s assistant in work and life. When Purna’s election poster is found vandalised one day, Rakib doesn’t hesitate to track down the culprit, setting in motion an escalating chain of violence.

Screenings

23 July | 20:00 | Suncoast 8
27 July | 19:15 | Suncoast 8

Credits

Director

Makbul Mubarak

Producer

Yulia Evina Bhara

Screenplay

Makbul Mubarak

Cinematography

Wojciech Staroń

Cast

Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara, Yusuf Mahardika, Lukman Sardi

Runtime

115 min

Makbul Mubarak

Makbul MUBARAK is an Indonesian film critic-turned-filmmaker.A Berlinale Talents and Asian Film Academy alumni, his short films have beenshown and awarded widely at festivals such as the Thai Short Film & VideoFestival, Singapore International Film Festival, and Festival Film Indonesia,the Academy Awards of Indonesia.Autobiographyis his debut feature.
DIFF 2023

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