The Exiles (2022 film)
{{Short description|2022 Indonesian documentary film}}
{{distinguish|Exile (2022 film)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Exiles
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|id|Eksil}}
| image = The Exiles (2022 film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Lola Amaria
| producer = Lola Amaria
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Lola Amaria
- Gunawan Rahardja}}
| starring = Hartoni Ubes
Sarjio Mintardjo
Gede Arka
| music =
| cinematography = Shalahuddin Siregar
| editing =
| studio = Lola Amaria Production
| released = {{film date|2022|11|27|JAFF|df=yes}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| country = Indonesia
| language = Indonesian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Exiles ({{langx|id|Eksil}}) is a 2022 Indonesian documentary film directed, co-written and produced by Lola Amaria in her feature documentary directorial debut.
It won the Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival and Best Film during the Indonesian Screen Awards section at the 17th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.
Premise
The Exiles follows the stories of Indonesian students who are stranded and unable to return to Indonesia after the events of the 30 September Movement in 1965.{{cite web|title=No way home: Documentary 'Eksil' sheds light on those exiled in 1965|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2023/10/04/no-way-home-documentary-eksil-sheds-light-on-those-exiled-in-1965.html|work=The Jakarta Post|date=4 October 2023|accessdate=13 February 2024|first=Radhiyya|last=Indra}}{{cite web|url=https://magz.tempo.co/read/interlude/40409/lola-amarias-documentary-on-indonesian-exiles|title=Lola Amaria's Documentary on Indonesian Exiles|date=20 March 2023|accessdate=13 February 2024|first=Linawati|last=Sidarto|work=Tempo|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213124731/https://magz.tempo.co/read/interlude/40409/lola-amarias-documentary-on-indonesian-exiles|url-status=live}} Apart from the interviews with the exiles, the stories are told through historical footage and animation recreations.{{cite web|url=https://inreview.com.au/inreview/film/2023/10/23/film-festival-review-the-exiles/|title=Film Festival review: The Exiles|work=InDaily|date=24 October 2023|accessdate=13 February 2024|first=Aushaf|last=Widisto|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103140159/https://inreview.com.au/inreview/film/2023/10/23/film-festival-review-the-exiles/|url-status=live}}
Cast
- Hartoni Ubes as Self
- Sarjio Mintardjo as Self
- Gede Arka as Self
- Asahan Aidit as Self
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 17th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival during the JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards competition program on 27 November 2022, where it won for Best Film.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/autobiography-the-exiles-win-top-prizes-at-indonesias-jogja-netpac-film-festival/5177198.article|title='Autobiography', 'The Exiles' win top prizes at Indonesia's Jogja-NETPAC film festival|work=Screen Daily|date=6 December 2022|accessdate=13 February 2024|first=Silvia|last=Wong|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131094259/https://www.screendaily.com/news/autobiography-the-exiles-win-top-prizes-at-indonesias-jogja-netpac-film-festival/5177198.article|url-status=live}} It had its international premiere at the CinemAsia Film Festival in March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://timbouwhuis.nl/cinemasia-2023-i-de-erfenis-van-soeharto-in-the-exiles-autobiography/|title=CinemAsia 2023 I: De erfenis van Soeharto in The Exiles & Autobiography|trans-title=CinemAsia 2023 I: The Legacy of Soeharto in The Exiles and Autobiography|first=Tim|last=Bouwhuis|work=Tim Bouwhuis|date=8 March 2023|accessdate=13 February 2024}}
It was given a limited theatrical release in Indonesia on 1 February 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.medcom.id/hiburan/film/xkEoX85N-film-eksil-tayang-di-bioskop-1-februari-2024|title=Film Eksil Tayang di Bioskop 1 Februari 2024|trans-title=The Exiles to screen in cinema on 1 February 2024|work=Medcom|date=11 January 2024|accessdate=13 February 2024|first=Syarief Muhammad|last=Syafiq|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213124731/https://www.medcom.id/hiburan/film/xkEoX85N-film-eksil-tayang-di-bioskop-1-februari-2024|url-status=live}} It garnered a total of 63,045 admissions during its theatrical run.{{cite web|url=https://cinepoint.com/#/pages/directory/detail/2103|title=Eksil|work=Cinepoint|accessdate=9 September 2024|archive-date=24 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824012949/https://cinepoint.com/#/pages/directory/detail/2103|url-status=live}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Award
!Date of ceremony !Category !Recipient(s) !Result !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
| JAFF Indonesian Screen Awards – Best Film | rowspan="2"|Lola Amaria | {{won}} |
| scope="row"|Indonesian Film Festival
| Best Documentary Feature | {{won}} | align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20231114222536-220-1024302/daftar-lengkap-pemenang-piala-citra-ffi-2023|title=Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Piala Citra FFI 2023|trans-title=Full list of Citra Awards winners at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival|work=CNN Indonesia|date=14 November 2023|accessdate=13 February 2024|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213124730/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20231114222536-220-1024302/daftar-lengkap-pemenang-piala-citra-ffi-2023|url-status=live}} |
References
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