At the Very Bottom of Everything
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- Movie: At the Very Bottom of Everything
- Indonesian: Di dasar segalanya
- Director: Paul Agusta
- Writer: Paul Agusta, Leon Agusta, Kartika Jahja
- Producer: Margaret Rose Glade Agusta, Paul Agusta, Laguna Wk
- Cinematographer: Xj Chin, Hendro Pramoe
- Release Date: 2010
- Runtime: 84 min.
- Language: Indonesian
- Country: Indonesia
Plot
An experimental Indonesian film about manic depression. In a minimally furnished room, illuminated by a few bright neon tubes, a woman talks about her experiences with this affliction. She sits there smoking thoughtfully. At other moments, we see several versions of her at once, sitting and walking, tranquil and speeded up, moving forwards and backwards. These images are juxtaposed with portrayals of the mental state she describes in voice-over, in ten chapters with names such as ' The Fall' and 'Broken Twigs'. Stop-motion animations show the collapse: in contrasty black-and-white, a half naked man totters across barren land; in close-up, flowers and dolls are in flames, rats gnaw at a body as it stumbles forward; naked, bleeding bodies portray hellish depths. The Indonesian director Paul Agusta based his film on personal experiences with the affliction. His English-language script was translated into Indonesian and adapted by the protagonist Kartika Jahja, who is herself a manic depressive. -- International Film Festival Rotterdam
Cast
- Primawan Luqman Hakim - Victim
- Kartika Jahja
- T. Rifnu Wikana - Man (chapter III)
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 27th-Feb. 7th - Bright Future * World Premiere
