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Postcards from the Zoo (Indonesian: Kebun Binatang) is a 2012 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Edwin. The film was screened in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012, making Edwin the first Indonesian filmmaker to do so in 49 years.[1][2]
Postcards from the Zoo | |
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Kebun Binatang | |
Directed by | Edwin |
Written by | Edwin Titien Wattimena Daud Samolang |
Produced by | Meiske Taurisia |
Starring | Ladya Cheryl Nicholas Saputra |
Cinematography | Sidi Saleh |
Edited by | Herman Panca |
Music by | Dave Lumenta |
Production companies | Babibutafilm Pallas Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | Indonesia Germany |
Language | Indonesian |
Lana is a child who is abandoned by her father and left in the care of a giraffe trainer in a zoo. Lana grows up among animals, visiting and feeding them in their enclosures.[3] For Lana, physical touch is the one experience she shares with her father and unconsciously, she always longs to be touched, which is why Lana falls in love with a magician who comes into the zoo.[3]
The film never received a wide theatrical release in Indonesia.[4] It premiered at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2012, where it was the first Indonesian film in 49 years to compete in the main section for the Golden Bear, which eventually went to Caesar Must Die.[2] A dubbed version received a limited release on 33 screens in Germany in January 2013 with the title of Die Nacht der Giraffe.[4]
Postcards from the Zoo received positive reviews from critics, with David Jenkins of Little White Lies giving it a 4 out of 5 stars and claiming that the film will make audience "never look at a zoo in the same way again."[5] In a more mixed review, Adrian Pasaribu of Cinema Poetica compared the film's unusual setting to Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights (2007) but praised its cinematography and Dave Lumenta's score.[6]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Asian Film Awards | Edward Yang New Talent Award | Edwin | Won | [7] |
Tribeca Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature Jury Prize | Postcards from the Zoo | Nominated | [8] | |
Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Nominated | |||
Hong Kong International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Nominated | [9] | ||
Golden Firebird Award | Edwin | Nominated |
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