Postcards from the Zoo
{{short description|2012 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Postcards from the Zoo
| image =
| caption =
| native_name = Kebun Binatang
| director = Edwin
| producer = Meiske Taurisia
| writer = Edwin
Titien Wattimena
Daud Samolang
| starring = Ladya Cheryl
Nicholas Saputra
| music = Dave Lumenta
| cinematography = Sidi Saleh
| editing = Herman Panca
| studio = Babibutafilm
Pallas Film
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|2|15|Berlinale}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Indonesia
Germany
| language = Indonesian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Postcards from the Zoo ({{langx|id|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_11860.html |title=First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special |access-date=20 December 2011 |work=Berlin Film Festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106003836/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_11860.html |archive-date=6 January 2012 }}
Synopsis
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.{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=The lonely girl and the giraffe {{!}} DW {{!}} 17 February 2012|url=https://www.dw.com/en/the-lonely-girl-and-the-giraffe/a-15746592|access-date=9 February 2021|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}} 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.
Cast
- Ladya Cheryl as Lana
- Klarysa Aurelia as young Lana
- Nicholas Saputra as Magician/Cowboy
Release
The film never received a wide theatrical release in Indonesia.{{Cite web|title=Kebun Binatang (2012)|url=http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-k013-12-335031_kebun-binatang#.TzJ1Ucia9-4,|access-date=31 January 2021|website=filmindonesia.or.id}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Empat Film Indonesia di Berlinale {{!}} DW {{!}} 17 February 2012|url=https://www.dw.com/id/empat-film-indonesia-di-berlinale/a-15749463|access-date=31 January 2021|website=DW.COM|language=id-ID}} A dubbed version received a limited release on 33 screens in Germany in January 2013 with the title of Die Nacht der Giraffe.
Reception
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."{{Cite web|last=Jenkins|first=David|date=23 February 2013|title=Postcards from the Zoo|url=http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatrical-reviews/postcards-from-the-zoo-23280|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 February 2021|website=Little White Lies}} 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.{{Cite web|date=25 February 2012|title=Postcards from the Zoo: Kebun Binatang dan Eksistensi Kita Sehari-hari|url=https://cinemapoetica.com/postcards-from-the-zoo-kebun-binatang-dan-eksistensi-kita-sehari-hari/|access-date=31 January 2021|website=Cinema Poetica|language=id-ID}}
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="5" |2012
|Edward Yang New Talent Award |{{won}} |
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| Tribeca Film Festival
|Best Narrative Feature Jury Prize | rowspan="3" |Postcards from the Zoo |{{nom}} |
| Berlin International Film Festival
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Hong Kong International Film Festival
|FIPRESCI Prize |{{nom}} |
| Golden Firebird Award
|Edwin |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2073058}}
- {{Rotten-tomatoes|kebun_binatang}}
{{Edwin}}
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