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The Mirror Never Lies

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Mirror Never Lies

| image = TMNL2.jpg

| alt = A poster showing a village, with a woman in the foreground and a framed picture hanging to the viewer's left

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Kamila Andini

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| writer =

| screenplay = {{plain list|

  • Kamila Andini
  • Dirmawan Hatta

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| music = Thoersi Argeswara

| cinematography = Ipung Rachmat Syaiful

| editing = Wawan I Wibowo

| studio = SET Film

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| released = {{Film date|2011|04|26|Indonesia|df=yes}}

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = Indonesia

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The Mirror Never Lies (also known by the Indonesian name Laut Bercermin, meaning The Ocean Reflects) is a 2011 Indonesian film directed by Kamila Andini and co-produced by Andini's father, Garin Nugroho, and former Puteri Indonesia Nadine Chandrawinata. Starring Gita Novalista, Atiqah Hasiholan, and Reza Rahadian, it follows a young Bajau girl named Pakis who has lost her father at sea and uses mirrors to unsuccessfully search for him. It has several interpretations, including as a coming-of-age story and as an environmentalist piece.

Filmed over a period of two months after nearly three years of research, The Mirror Never Lies was sponsored in part by the Indonesian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Wakatobi regency government. The first feature film to star the Bajau, it used their language extensively. Although a commercial failure domestically, it has been screened at many international film festivals and won several awards both inside and outside of Indonesia. Critical reviews have generally been positive, mostly emphasising the film's visuals.

Plot

Pakis (Gita Novalista) is a young girl from a fishing community of the Bajau people in Wakatobi, Sulawesi, part of the Coral Triangle. She lives with her mother, Tayung (Atiqah Hasiholan). As Pakis' father has been lost at sea, Tayung works hard to support her daughter. Pakis, however, is determined to search for her father, a quest which brings the two into conflict. Pakis regularly visits a local shaman, who conducts a ritual allowing Pakis to search for her father in a mirror's surface. The ritual never shows Pakis his location but she remains determined to keep trying. Meanwhile, Tudo (Reza Rahadian) has broken up with his fiancée. Struggling to cope with the loss, he takes a new job in Wakatobi studying dolphins. There he becomes involved with the Bajau community, staying at Tayung's home. Eventually Pakis is able to realise that her father is dead and continues with her life.

Production

File:Kamila Andini, Indonesia-Germany Institute, Yogyakarta 2018-02-14 02.jpg, director of The Mirror Never Lies]]

The film was directed by Kamila Andini, who also wrote the script and, in collaboration with Dirmawan Hatta, the screenplay.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, The Mirror}} For her feature film debut, Andini chose to write about the sea – a topic which had long interested her and on which she had previously recorded documentaries. She had also had a long-held interest in environmental issues.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}} It was produced by former Miss Indonesia, Nadine Chandrawinata, together with Andini's father, the director Garin Nugroho.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, The Mirror}} Andini has stated that she only consulted with her father and that he was not directly involved in the production,{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}} while Chandrawinata described herself as assistant producer, with Nugroho in charge.{{sfn|Herman 2011, Nadine Chandrawinata}} Artistic direction was handled by Timothy D Setyanto, with costumes by Retno Ratih Damayanti and make-up by Erwin Wijaya. Cinematography was completed by Ipung Rachmat Syaiful. Editing was handled by Wawan I Wibowo, while Thoersi Argeswara provided music and Khikmawan Santosa provided sound effects.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Kredit The Mirror}}

The Mirror Never Lies was a collaboration between the Indonesian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Wakatobi regency government, and SET Film Workshop,{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}} with the former two providing funding.{{sfn|Kompas 2012, Kabar Baik}} It focused on the Bajau people,{{efn|Also written Bajaw and Bajo}} also known as "sea gypsies" for their nomadic maritime lifestyle. Little Indonesian-language documentation was available to the crew, and as such production took over two years, most of which was research. Andini later recalled that the crew had to "go directly to Wakatobi back and forth to get to know everything about the [Bajau] tribe".{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}}{{sfn|WWF, FAQ}}{{sfn|Siregar 2011, Reflecting}} Originally planned for the second quarter of 2010, shooting was further delayed until September owing to an extended rainy season. Unlike most contemporary Indonesian films, which are often completed in a matter of days, the crew shot on site over a period of two months. They faced poor weather, including typhoons and large waves, and had difficulty manoeuvring over the wooden walkways and bridges used by the Bajau.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}}{{sfn|WWF, FAQ}}{{sfn|Rahman 2011, Langkah Pertama}}

The film cast three Bajau teenagers, Gita Novalista, Eko and Zainal, in their feature film debuts; the three were the first Bajau to play in a feature film.{{sfn|Sudarmanto 2011, Tiga Anak}} More experienced actors, including Atiqah Hasiholan and Reza Rahadian (who had received two Citra Awards), were also cast.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}} Hasiholan later stated that it had been her most challenging role yet, citing the cultural differences between the Bajau and what she was familiar with as well as her unprecedented need to act as a mother.{{sfn|Kompas 2011, Atiqah Hasiholan}} In preparing for their roles, Hasiholan exercised slicing and dicing fish,{{sfn|Febriani 2011, Atiqah Hasiholan}} while Rahadian went to Ancol in North Jakarta to learn about dolphins.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Reza Rahardian}}

The Mirror Never Lies uses the Bajau language heavily, with its Indonesian spoken in a Bajau accent{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, The Mirror}} and, in domestic screenings, Indonesian-language subtitles when Bajau is spoken.{{sfn|Nurhayati 2011, Karena Cermin}} The use of pre-recorded music is minimal. Instead, much of the film's soundtrack consists of "folk songs and chanting" in Bajau.{{sfn|Lee 2011, The Mirror Never Lies}} Hasiholan had to undergo tutoring to learn her lines, learning from the Bajau people on location.{{sfn|Siregar 2011, Reflecting}}{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Atiqah Hasiholan}}

Themes

File:Garin Nugroho.jpg said the film was to remind Indonesians of their maritime heritage.]]

In a 2012 interview Andini stated that she considered The Mirror Never Lies and the Bajau people symbols of unity; she expressed that the sea should not separate the different ethnic groups in the nation, but serve to connect them.{{sfn|Webb 2012, Kamila Andini}} Likewise, in an interview with Antara Nugroho stated that the film was intended to remind Indonesians that theirs is a maritime nation, which has influenced the country's culture.{{sfn|Antara 2011, 'The Mirror Never Lies'}} The regent of Wakatobi, Hugua, added in an interview with the Indonesian newspaper Kompas that Indonesian films had historically only presented land based cultures.{{sfn|Sudarmanto 2011, Tiga Anak}}

Triwik Kurniasari, writing for The Jakarta Post, considered the film a criticism of "destructive fishing practices and climate change" in Wakatobi; she believed that this is shown through the director's "respect for the environment" in the film.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Kamila Andini}} Writing for Kompas, Teguh Prayoga Sudarmanto noted that such a theme is representative of realities faced by Bajau fishermen, who must travel ever further as the fish supplies diminish. He further suggested that the film depicts the sea as capable of both friendliness and hostility, a force with which the Bajau must deal every day.{{sfn|Sudarmanto 2011, Tiga Anak}} The critic Lisabona Rahman, writing for the Indonesian film database filmindonesia.or.id, contrasted The Mirror Never Lies with the plot of "tourist" ("turis") films: unlike in such films, where a city-dweller changes the traditional lifestyle in a village, Tudo is able to adjust himself to village life and follow their ways.{{sfn|Rahman 2011, Langkah Pertama}}

Benny Benke, writing for the Semarang-based Suara Merdeka, drew a parallel between The Mirror Never Lies and Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. He suggests that they both have the same message: that awaiting somebody who never comes is ultimately futile.{{sfn|Benke 2012, Membaca Tradisi}} Benke further suggests that the film is centred around the conflict between the "utopian" Pakis and her "realistic" mother.{{sfn|Benke 2012, Membaca Tradisi}} Meanwhile, Maggie Lee, reviewing in The Hollywood Reporter, considered the film more of a coming-of-age story, with Pakis "discovering her womanhood just when the most significant man in her life is gone".{{sfn|Lee 2011, The Mirror Never Lies}} Lee also noted Pakis' burgeoning sensuality and "nascent physical stirrings" for her friend Tudo.{{sfn|Lee 2011, The Mirror Never Lies}} Ultimately, Lee suggested that Andini was expressing her desire to "break away from her father'{{sic}} artistic influence and swim alone" through the film.{{sfn|Lee 2011, The Mirror Never Lies}}

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Release and reception

The Mirror Never Lies was premiered at the XXI Cineplex at FX Life Style in Jakarta on 26 April 2011,{{sfn|Antara 2011, 'The Mirror Never Lies'}} followed by a wide release on 5 May 2011.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, The Mirror}} According to Lisa Siregar of The Jakarta Globe, the film was one of the first to document the Bajau people, including several of their rituals.{{sfn|Siregar 2011, Reflecting}} It was a commercial failure domestically, seeing little viewership.{{sfn|Webb 2012, Kamila Andini}}

Puput Puji Lestari, writing for the Indonesian entertainment website KapanLagi.com, praised The Mirror Never Lies, concluding that it was "highly recomended" {{sic}} and that, despite some scenes which were out of focus, it "showed its quality from the first minute".{{efn|Original: "... langsung menunjukkan kualitasnya sejak menit pertama."}}{{sfn|Lestari 2011, 'The Mirror Never Lies'}} Kurniasari considered the performances by the Bajau youth well done and praised the visuals as a "sneak peak into the beauty of Wakatobi".{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Wakatobi}} She found, however, that the film had several events with unclear motives.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Wakatobi}} Lee likewise praised the film's "breathtaking underwater cinematography" and Novalista's performance, considering the youth's performance "convincingly embodying the uncertainties of a girl on the brink of adolescence".{{sfn|Lee 2011, The Mirror Never Lies}} She found some faults in the film, including its ecological message which made "some scenes look rather Discovery Channel" and the "artificial" manner in which traditional songs were included in the film.{{sfn|Lee 2011, The Mirror Never Lies}} Siregar also praised the visuals, writing that "every frame of the film is filled with the natural beauty of Wakatobi" and that The Mirror Never Lies would likely attract tourists to the islands.{{sfn|Siregar 2011, Reflecting}}

Writing for Tempo magazine, Nunuy Nurhayati found that Andini had "done pretty well"{{efn|Original: "... lumayan berhasil"}} with the film, praising its storyline and the children's acting.{{sfn|Nurhayati 2011, Karena Cermin}} She considered the film's main strength to be the "beauty and uniqueness of Wakatobi's panoramas"{{efn|Original: "Keunikan dan keindahan panorama Wakatobi ..."}} and wildlife.{{sfn|Nurhayati 2011, Karena Cermin}} Benke found that the film was full of symbolism, similar to the works of Nugroho; Benke stated, however, that The Mirror Never Lies much easier to decipher than works by Andini's father.{{sfn|Benke 2012, Membaca Tradisi}} Rahman gave the film six out of ten. She praised Hasiholan and Novalista's performances, but found Rahadian's to be lacking. Although admitting the technical difficulties in filming on-site, she wrote that the cinematography could have been better.{{sfn|Rahman 2011, Langkah Pertama}}

The film was screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival in Korea, the Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada, the Mumbai Film Festival in India,{{sfn|Aguslia 2011, Kamila Andini}} the Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan (where it received a special mention), the Seattle International Film Festival in the US,{{sfn|Seattle International Film Festival, The Mirror}} and the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia.{{sfn|Melbourne International Film Festival, The Mirror}} It was one of two Indonesian films screened at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, playing to full cinemas in the Generation category; Kompas reported that it was recommended viewing for German schoolchildren at the time.{{sfn|Kompas 2012, Kabar Baik}}

Awards

The Mirror Never Lies has won several awards in both domestic and international film festivals. Before its domestic release, it won a special mention from the Global Film Initiative for its aesthetics and cultural content.{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, Wakatobi}} For her directorial debut, Andini won a "Bright Young Talent Award" at the 2011 Mumbai Film Festival.{{sfn|Aguslia 2011, Kamila Andini}} At that year's Indonesian Film Festival the film was nominated for eight Citra Awards, winning two.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan The Mirror}} It lost four, including Best Film, to Ifa Isfansyah's Sang Penari (The Dancer; 2011),{{sfn|Kurniasari 2011, A vibrant year}} while Hanung Bramantyo's ? (2011) surpassed The Mirror Never Lies for cinematography.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan Tanda Tanya}}

At the 2012 Bandung Film Festival The Mirror Never Lies received four awards from a total of ten nominations.{{sfn|Fikri 2012, 'Mirror Never Lies'}}{{sfn|KapanLagi.com 2012, Nominasi Festival Film Bandung}} At the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, it was one of two Indonesian works to compete, winning a single award from a single nomination.{{sfn|Webb 2012, Kamila Andini}}{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan The Mirror}} That year the film competed at the Asian Film Awards, receiving nominations for Best Cinematographer and Best Newcomer. The former award was ultimately captured by Chin Ting-chang of Seediq Bale (2011), while the latter was taken by Ko Chen-tung of You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011).{{sfn|Asian Film Awards, 6th AFA Nominees and Winners}}

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scope="col"| Award

! scope="col" width=50| Year

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Recipient

! scope="col"| Result

scope="row" | Mumbai Film Festival

| rowspan="9" | 2011

| Bright Young Talent Award

| Kamila Andini

| {{Won}}

scope="row" rowspan="8" | Indonesian Film Festival

| Best Film

|–

| {{Nom}}

Best Director

| Kamila Andini

| {{Nom}}

Best Screenplay

| Kamila Andini, Dirmawan Hatta

| {{Nom}}

Best Original Story

| Kamila Andini

| {{Won}}

Best Cinematography

| Ipung Rachmat Syaiful

| {{Nom}}

Best Music Arrangement

| Thoersi Argeswara

| {{Won}}

Best Leading Actress

| Gita Novalista

| {{Nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

| Atiqah Hasiholan

| {{Nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="10" | Bandung Film Festival

| rowspan="13" | 2012

| Best Film

|–

| {{Won}}

Best Director

|Kamila Andini

| {{Won}}

Best Screenplay

| Dirmawan Hatta

| {{nom}}

Best Leading Actor

|Reza Rahadian

| {{nom}}

Best Leading Actress

|Atiqah Hasiholan

| {{nom}}

Best Cinematography

|Ipung Rahmat Syaiful

| {{Won}}

Best Artistic Direction

|Tonny Trimarsanto and Tomy D. Setyanto

| {{Won}}

Best Music

|Thoersi Argeswara

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

|Wawan I. Wibowo

| {{nom}}

Best Poster

|–

| {{Won}}

scope="row" | Asia Pacific Screen Awards

| Best Children's Feature Film

| Garin Nugroho and Nadine Chandrawinata{{cite web|url=https://wwf.ca/stories/the-mirror-never-lies/|title=VIFF: THE MIRROR NEVER LIES|publisher=World Wide Fund for Nature|access-date=29 September 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/beyond-the-hill-leads-the-pack-at-the-asia-pacific-screen-awards/5047688.article|title=Beyond the Hill leads the pack at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012|publisher=Screen International|access-date=12 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/02/the-award-never-lies.html|title=The award never lies|work=The Jakarta Post|access-date=2 December 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://apsa.bmstaging.com.au/apsa-academy-members/nadine-chandrawinata|title=APSA ACADEMY MEMBERS, NADINE CHANDRAWINATA – INDONESIA|publisher=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|access-date=12 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://apsa.bmstaging.com.au/films/mirror-never-lies|title=THE MIRROR NEVER LIES (LAUT BERCERMIN) – APSA ACADEMY WINNER, Best Children's Feature Film, 2012|publisher=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|access-date=12 October 2012|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405230236/https://apsa.bmstaging.com.au/films/mirror-never-lies|url-status=dead}}

| {{Won}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Asian Film Awards

| Best Newcomer

|Gita Novalista

| {{Nom}}

Best Cinematographer

|Ipung Rachmat Syaiful

| {{Nom}}

Explanatory notes

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Footnotes

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Works cited

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|date=7 October 2011

|last=Lee

|first=Maggie

|access-date=19 January 2013

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|title='The Mirror Never Lies', Laut Itu Cermin Besar

|trans-title='The Mirror Never Lies', Laut Itu Cermin Besar

|language=Indonesian

|last=Lestari

|first=Puput Puji

|url=http://www.kapanlagi.com/film/indonesia/the-mirror-never-lies-laut-itu-cermin-besar.html

|work=KapanLagi.com

|location=Jakarta

|date=29 April 2011

|access-date=22 January 2013

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|archive-date=22 November 2012

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|title=Nominasi Festival Film Bandung 2012

|trans-title=Nominations for 2012 Bandung Film Festival

|language=Indonesian

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|work=Tempo

|title=Karena Cermin Tak Pernah Berdusta

|trans-title=Because a Mirror Never Lies

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|title=Penghargaan Tanda Tanya

|trans-title=Awards for Tanda Tanya

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|url=http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-t010-11-123312_tanda-tanya/award#.T9Rl71KVzMw

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|publisher=Konfidan Foundation

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|title=Penghargaan The Mirror Never Lies

|trans-title=Awards for The Mirror Never Lies

|language=Indonesian

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|work=filmindonesia.or.id

|publisher=Konfidan Foundation

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|title=Langkah Pertama Yang Mengesankan Walau Tertatih

|trans-title=An Impressive First Step, Although Falling Short

|language=Indonesian

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|date=5 May 2011

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|last=Siregar

|first=Lisa

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|trans-title=Three Bajau Children Play in a Film

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|publisher=Seattle International Film Festival

|location=Seattle

|access-date=19 January 2013

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|title='The Mirror Never Lies' Kisah Suku Bajo dan Terumbu Karang

|trans-title='The Mirror Never Lies' Story of the Bajo and Coral Reefs

|language=Indonesian

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|url=http://www2.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/17/kamila-andini-two-indonesian-films-compete-apsa-2012.html

|last=Webb

|first=Cynthia

|date=17 October 2012

|access-date=8 January 2013

|page=23

|archive-date= 19 October 2012

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|url-status=dead

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{{refend}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|1934427|The Mirror Never Lies}}
  • {{Rotten Tomatoes|laut_bercermin|The Mirror Never Lies}}
  • [http://gift4earth.wwf.or.id/themirrorneverlies/en/ Official English website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223064108/http://gift4earth.wwf.or.id/themirrorneverlies/en/ |date=23 February 2013 }}
  • {{YouTube|id=qAiki5BQRug|title=Trailer}} (English subtitles)

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Category:Indonesian drama films

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