Aum!
{{Other uses|Aum (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aum!
| image = Aum! poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Release poster
| director = Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Damar Ardi
- Suryo Wiyogo}}
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti
- Gin Teguh}}
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Jefri Nichol
- Chicco Jerikho
- Aksara Dena
- Agnes Natasya Tije}}
| music = Bigheldy
| cinematography = Fauzi "Ujel" Bausad
| editing = Fajar K Effendy
| studio = Lajar Tantjap Film
| distributor = Bioskop Online
| released = {{film date|2021|9|30|df=yes}}
| country = Indonesia
| language = Indonesian
| budget =
| runtime = 85 minutes
| gross = }}
Aum! is a 2021 Indonesian adventure mockumentary film, directed and co-written by Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti in his directorial debut.{{cite web|url=https://mojok.co/terminal/aum-film-berlatar-masa-reformasi-yang-serius-sekaligus-lucu/|title=Aum!: Film Berlatar Masa Reformasi yang Serius Sekaligus Lucu|trans-title=Aum!: A serious yet funny film about the Reformation|work=Mojok.co|first=Utamy|last=Ningsih|date=5 October 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007071114/https://mojok.co/terminal/aum-film-berlatar-masa-reformasi-yang-serius-sekaligus-lucu/|url-status=live}} The film tells a fiction story around the fall of Suharto in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2021/09/21/141616966/sinopsis-aum-jefri-nichol-dan-chicco-jerikho-jadi-aktivis-98|title=Sinopsis Aum! Jefri Nichol dan Chicco Jerikho Jadi Aktivis 98|trans-title=The synopsis of Aum!, Jefri Nichol and Chicco Jerikho will portray two '98 activists|work=Kompas|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|first=Abraham|last=William|editor-first=Rheisnayu|editor-last=Cyntara|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052559/https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2021/09/21/141616966/sinopsis-aum-jefri-nichol-dan-chicco-jerikho-jadi-aktivis-98|url-status=live}}
Premise
Aum! tells about two activists, Satriya and Adam, who fight together with fellow activists to voice the marginalized community whom oppressed by the national government prior to the Reformation in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/1490527/film-aum-dibintangi-jefri-nichol-chicco-jerikho-kisah-perjuangan-di-era-1998|title=Film Aum! Dibintangi Jefri Nichol - Chicco Jerikho, Kisah Perjuangan di Era 1998|trans-title=Aum! stars Jefri Nichol and Chicco Jerikho, tells about the fight in 1998|work=Tempo|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|editor=Marvela|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052600/https://seleb.tempo.co/read/1490527/film-aum-dibintangi-jefri-nichol-chicco-jerikho-kisah-perjuangan-di-era-1998|url-status=live}}
Cast
{{castlist|
- Jefri Nichol as Satriya / Surya Jatitama
- Chicco Jerikho as Panca Kusuma Negara
- Aksara Dena as Adam / Bram Sanjaya
- Agnes Natasya Tjie as Linda Salim
- Mr. Richard as Paul Whiteberg
- Dhisga Amandatya as Dodi
- Seteng Sadja as Sardi Hartanto / Ardiman Wicaksono
- Kukuh Riyadi as Anwar
- Muhammad Ibnu Shohib as Malik
- Aryudha Fasha as Soni
- Djohan Ekspresi as Johan}}
Production
The filming took place in Yogyakarta during the COVID-19 pandemic and followed local COVID-19 safety protocols.{{cite web|url=https://www.liputan6.com/showbiz/read/4669469/sineas-ipunk-14-kali-revisi-naskah-film-aum-sebut-tema-reformasi-1998-seksi-sekaligus-penting|title=Sineas Ipunk 14 Kali Revisi Naskah Film Aum!, Sebut Tema Reformasi 1998 Seksi Sekaligus Penting|trans-title=Filmmaker Ipunk revised Aum! screenplay for fourteen times, deemed the 1998 Reformation theme as 'sexy' as well as 'important'|work=Liputan 6|date=28 September 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|first=Wayan|last=Diananto|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052558/https://www.liputan6.com/showbiz/read/4669469/sineas-ipunk-14-kali-revisi-naskah-film-aum-sebut-tema-reformasi-1998-seksi-sekaligus-penting|url-status=live}}
Nichol's portrayal of Satriya and Surya Jatitama is inspired by Budiman Sudjatmiko, a Reformation activist.{{cite web|url=https://www.tagar.id/aum-film-dokumenter-indonesia-bergaya-tahun-90an|title='Aum!', Film Dokumenter Indonesia Bergaya Tahun 90-an|trans-title=Aum!, Indonesian 90s-themed documentary film|work=Tagar|first=Afditya Imam|last=Fahlevi|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052559/https://www.tagar.id/aum-film-dokumenter-indonesia-bergaya-tahun-90an|url-status=live}}
Release
Aum! was first announced during the launching of mobile application of the video on demand service Bioskop Online, deemed as its original film, on 1 April 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2076866/bioskop-online-kini-hadir-dalam-bentuk-aplikasi-mobile|title=Bioskop Online kini hadir dalam bentuk aplikasi mobile|trans-title=Bioskop Online is now available on mobile|work=Antara|first=Maria|last=Cicilia|editor-first=Alviansyah|editor-last=Pasaribu|date=1 April 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052558/https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2076866/bioskop-online-kini-hadir-dalam-bentuk-aplikasi-mobile|url-status=live}} The film was released on 30 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://cinemags.co.id/kolaborasi-bioskop-online-untuk-film-aum/|title=Kolaborasi Bioskop Online untuk Film Aum|trans-title=The collaboration of Bioskop Online for Aum|work=Cinemags|date=31 August 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|first=Nuty|last=Laraswaty|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052602/https://cinemags.co.id/kolaborasi-bioskop-online-untuk-film-aum/|url-status=live}} On its release date, the film and its hashtag "#MengAumHariIni" (lit: Roaring today) trended on Twitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.jawapos.com/entertainment/music-movie/30/09/2021/hari-pertama-tayang-film-aum-jadi-trending-di-twitter/|title=Hari Pertama Tayang, Film Aum! jadi Trending di Twitter|trans-title=Aum! trends on Twitter on its release date|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|work=Jawa Pos|first=Abdul|last=Rahman|editor-first=Edy|editor-last=Pramana|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052600/https://www.jawapos.com/entertainment/music-movie/30/09/2021/hari-pertama-tayang-film-aum-jadi-trending-di-twitter/|url-status=live}}