What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

{{Infobox film

| name = What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

| image = WHAT_THEY_DON'T_TALK_ABOUT_WHEN_THEY_TALK_ABOUT_LOVE_POSTER_FILM.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta

| director = Mouly Surya

| producer = Rama Adi
Fauzan Zidni
Tia Hasibuan
Parama Wirasmo

| writer = Mouly Surya

| starring = Nicholas Saputra
Ayushita
Karina Salim

| music = Zeke Khaseli
Yudhi Arfani

| cinematography = Yunus Pasolang

| editing = Kelvin Nugroho

| studio = Cinesurya
Amalina Pictures

| distributor = Cinesurya

| released = {{Film date|2013|01|19|Sundance|2013|05|02|Indonesia}}

| runtime = 104 minutes

| country = Indonesia

| language = Indonesian

| budget =

| gross =

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What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love ({{langx|id|Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta}}, stylized in all lowercase) is a 2013 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Mouly Surya.{{Cite web|url=http://www.donttalklove.com/presskit.pdf|title=Press Kit What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love|publisher=Don't Talk Love|accessdate=2014-05-05}} The film stars Nicholas Saputra, Ayushita, and Karina Salim as teenagers involved in a complex relationship while dealing with their disabilities.{{Cite web|title=Film "Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta" Tayang April|url=http://id.omg.yahoo.com/news/film-yang-tidak-dibicarakan-ketika-membicarakan-cinta-tayang-170541345.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=id.omg.yahoo.com|language=id-ID}}

Synopsis

Diana and Fitri are two visually impaired teenage girls. Diana is myopic, meaning she can see things only an inch in front of her, while Fitri has been blind since birth. They both experience the pangs and yearnings of love, but must transcend their lack of sight to envision it. It's a struggle as they grapple to understand and fathom what they feel through other senses: touch, sound, and movement. Their missteps causing misconceptions are sometimes heartbreaking but both are gifted with a sublime resilience.{{Cite web|date=2013-01-23|title=What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love: Sundance Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/what-they-don-t-talk-414786|access-date=2021-02-07|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}

Cast

Nicholas Saputra as Edo
Ayushita as Fitri
Karina Salim as Diana
Anggun Priambodo as Andhika
Lupita Jennifer as Maya
Adella Fauzi as Tiara
Khiva Iskak as Lukman
Tutie Kirana as Diana' mother
Anindya Krisna as Reni
Jajang C. Noer as Edo's mother

Production

Production of the film was funded by grants received from the Gothenburg Film Festival, Asian Project Market of the Busan International Film Festival, and Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.{{Cite web|title='Don't Talk Love' Tayang Perdana Terbatas di Bioskop Mulai 2 Mei|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-2229336/dont-talk-love-tayang-perdana-terbatas-di-bioskop-mulai-2-mei|access-date=2021-02-07|website=detikhot|language=id-ID}}

Release

The film premiered in the World Dramatic Competition category of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, making history as the first Indonesian film to do so.{{Cite web|title=Rombongan "What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love" Disambut Hangat di Sundance Film Festival 2013|url=https://archive.tabloidbintang.com/berita/gosip/62486-rombongan-what-they-don-t-talk-about-when-they-talk-about-love-disambut-hangat-di-sundance-film-festival-2013.html|access-date=2021-02-01|website=archive.tabloidbintang.com}} Domestically, it received limited release in May 2013.{{Cite web|title=3 Film Indonesia yang Tayang di Bioskop Hari Ini|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-2236341/3-film-indonesia-yang-tayang-di-bioskop-hari-ini|access-date=2021-02-07|website=detikhot|language=id-ID}} Throughout 2013, the film was screened at several prestigious film festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Hong Kong International Film Festival, and Busan International Film Festival.

Reception

= Box office =

At the time of its domestic release, the film was only shown in 14 theaters and performed poorly at the box office.{{Cite web|title=Ketika Mouly Surya Bicara Tentang Filmnya dan Kemungkinan Gabung BCU - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kHQb6TCzJM|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.youtube.com}}

= Critical response =

The film received positive reviews from critics. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Duane Byrge called it a "touching and brilliantly envisioned story of a young, nearly blind teen's first love" and singled out Zeke Khaseli's score for highlighting "the character’s emotional struggles." Fransisca Bianca of the Whiteboard Journal wrote "the film truly explores things that are not talked when we talk about love" while praising the film for "its bravery in introducing a new form of romance through its cinematography and unique love story."{{Cite web|date=2017-07-10|title=Quick Review: What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love|url=https://www.whiteboardjournal.com/blog/quick-review-what-they-dont-talk-about-when-they-talk-about-love/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Whiteboard Journal|language=en-US}}

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Awards ! Category ! Recipients ! Results !Ref.
2013 \|Sundance Film Festival \|World Cinema Grand Jury Prize \| rowspan="4" \|What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love \| {{nom}} \|{{Cite web\|date=2013-01-18\|title=Film Mouly Surya Bertarung di Sundance Film Festival 2013\|url=https://republika.co.id/berita/senggang/film/13/01/18/mgslct-film-mouly-surya-bertarung-di-sundance-film-festival-2013\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=Republika Online\|language=id}}
rowspan="2" \|2013 \| rowspan="2" \|International Film Festival Rotterdam \| Lions Film Award \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" \|{{Cite web\|title=NETPAC Award {{!}} IFFR\|url=https://iffr.com/en/awards/netpac-award\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=iffr.com}}
NETPAC Award \| {{won}}
2013 \|Cinemanila International Film Festival \|Lino Brocka Award for Best Film \| {{nom}} \|{{Cite web\|title=Mouly SURYA\|url=https://www.chineseshadows.com/mouly-surya\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=chineseshadows\|language=fr}}
rowspan="2" \|2013 \| rowspan="2" \|Hong Kong International Film Festival \|Golden Firebird Award \| rowspan="3" \|Mouly Surya \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" \|{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=24 April 2013\|title=Film Baru Mouly Surya Tembus Sundance Festival\|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/475566/film-baru-mouly-surya-tembus-sundance-festival\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-02-08\|website=Tempo}}
FIPRESCI Award \| {{nom}}
2013 \|7th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival \|Golden Hanoman Award \| {{nom}} \|{{Cite web\|title=MOULY SURYA FROM JAKARTA TO CANNES {{!}} Colours\|url=https://colours-indonesia.com/en/lifestyle/interview/mouly-surya-jakarta-cannes/\|access-date=2021-02-07\|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| rowspan="2" \| 33rd Citra Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| Ayushita \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" \|{{Cite web\|date=2013-11-22\|title=Inilah Daftar Lengkap Nominasi FFI 2013\|url=https://republika.co.id/berita/senggang/film/13/11/22/mwo7rd-inilah-daftar-lengkap-nominasi-ffi-2013\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=Republika Online\|language=id}}
Best Original Screenplay \| Mouly Surya \| {{nom}}
rowspan="9" \|2013 \| rowspan="9" \| 2nd Maya Awards \| Best Feature Film \|What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="9" \|{{Cite web\|title=Ini Dia Nominasi Piala Maya 2013\|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-2437025/ini-dia-nominasi-piala-maya-2013\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=detikhot\|language=id-ID}}{{Cite web\|title=Ini Dia Para Pemenang Piala Maya 2013\|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-2448764/ini-dia-para-pemenang-piala-maya-2013\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=detikhot\|language=id-ID}}
Best Director \| Mouly Surya \| {{won}}
Best Actress in a Supporting Role \| Ayushita \| {{won}}
Best New Actor \| Anggun Priambodo \| {{nom}}
Best New Actress \| Karina Salim \| {{nom}}
Best Original Screenplay \| Mouly Surya \| {{nom}}
Best Cinematography \| Yunus Pasolang \| {{won}}
Best Sound \| Khikmawan Santosa \| {{nom}}
Best Original Score \| rowspan="3" \| Zeke Khaselli Yudhi Arfani \| {{nom}}
2013 \|Asia-Pacific Film Festival \|Best Music \| {{won}} \|{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=16 December 2013\|title=Film Don't Talk Love Menang Best Music di Asia-Pacific Film Festival\|url=https://beritagar.id/artikel/seni-hiburan/film-donttalklove-menang-best-music-di-asia-pacific-film-festival-10936\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=beritagar.id}}
2014 \|8th Asian Film Awards \|Best Composer \| {{nom}} \|{{Cite web\|date=2015-04-24\|title=8th AFA Nominees and Winners {{!}} AsianFilmAwards.Asia\|url=http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/\|access-date=2021-02-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424045304/http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/\|archive-date=2015-04-24}}
rowspan="3" \|2014 \| rowspan="3" \|Indonesian Film Academy Awards \|Best Film \|What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love \| {{won}} \| rowspan="3" \|{{Cite web\|date=2014-03-25\|title=Don't Talk Love Berjaya di Akademi Film Indonesia 2014\|url=http://blog.kineria.com/dont-talk-love-berjaya-di-akademi-film-indonesia-2014/\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=Kineria\|language=en-US}}
Best Director \| rowspan="3" \|Mouly Surya \| {{won}}
Best Screenplay \| {{won}}
2014 \|Las Palmas Film Festival \|Best New Director \| {{won}} \|{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=11 June 2014\|title=Mouly Surya Sabet Penghargaan dari Spanyol\|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/584245/mouly-surya-sabet-penghargaan-dari-spanyol\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2021-02-08\|website=Tempo}}
rowspan="8" \| 2014 \| rowspan="8" \| Indonesian Movie Awards \| Best Actor \| Nicholas Saputra \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="8" \|{{Cite web\|date=2014-05-07\|title=Ini Daftar Lengkap Nominasi Indonesian Movie Awards 2014\|url=https://www.tabloidbintang.com/film-tv-musik/kabar/read/7334/ini-daftar-lengkap-nominasi-indonesian-movie-awards-2014\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=Tabloidbintang.com\|language=id}}{{Cite web\|last=BeritaSatu.com\|title=Daftar Lengkap Pemenang IMA Award 2014\|url=https://www.beritasatu.com/hiburan/184182/daftar-lengkap-pemenang-ima-award-2014\|access-date=2021-02-07\|website=beritasatu.com\|date=15 May 2014 \|language=id}}
Best Actress \| Ayushita \| {{won}}
Best New Actress \| Karina Salim \| {{won}}
Best Chemistry \| Nicholas Saputra & Ayushita \| {{won}}
Favorite Actor \| Nicholas Saputra \| {{nom}}
Favorite Actress \| Ayushita \| {{nom}}
Favorite New Actress \| Karina Salim \| {{nom}}
Favorite Film \| What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love \| {{nom}}

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Year

! Awards

! Category

! Recipients

! Results

!Ref.

2013

|Sundance Film Festival

|World Cinema Grand Jury Prize

| rowspan="4" |What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|date=2013-01-18|title=Film Mouly Surya Bertarung di Sundance Film Festival 2013|url=https://republika.co.id/berita/senggang/film/13/01/18/mgslct-film-mouly-surya-bertarung-di-sundance-film-festival-2013|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Republika Online|language=id}}

rowspan="2" |2013

| rowspan="2" |International Film Festival Rotterdam

| Lions Film Award

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|title=NETPAC Award {{!}} IFFR|url=https://iffr.com/en/awards/netpac-award|access-date=2021-02-07|website=iffr.com}}

NETPAC Award

| {{won}}

2013

|Cinemanila International Film Festival

|Lino Brocka Award for Best Film

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=Mouly SURYA|url=https://www.chineseshadows.com/mouly-surya|access-date=2021-02-07|website=chineseshadows|language=fr}}

rowspan="2" |2013

| rowspan="2" |Hong Kong International Film Festival

|Golden Firebird Award

| rowspan="3" |Mouly Surya

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 April 2013|title=Film Baru Mouly Surya Tembus Sundance Festival|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/475566/film-baru-mouly-surya-tembus-sundance-festival|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Tempo}}

FIPRESCI Award

| {{nom}}

2013

|7th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

|Golden Hanoman Award

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|title=MOULY SURYA FROM JAKARTA TO CANNES {{!}} Colours|url=https://colours-indonesia.com/en/lifestyle/interview/mouly-surya-jakarta-cannes/|access-date=2021-02-07|language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" | 2013

| rowspan="2" | 33rd Citra Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| Ayushita

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|date=2013-11-22|title=Inilah Daftar Lengkap Nominasi FFI 2013|url=https://republika.co.id/berita/senggang/film/13/11/22/mwo7rd-inilah-daftar-lengkap-nominasi-ffi-2013|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Republika Online|language=id}}

Best Original Screenplay

| Mouly Surya

| {{nom}}

rowspan="9" |2013

| rowspan="9" | 2nd Maya Awards

| Best Feature Film

|What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="9" |{{Cite web|title=Ini Dia Nominasi Piala Maya 2013|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-2437025/ini-dia-nominasi-piala-maya-2013|access-date=2021-02-07|website=detikhot|language=id-ID}}{{Cite web|title=Ini Dia Para Pemenang Piala Maya 2013|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-2448764/ini-dia-para-pemenang-piala-maya-2013|access-date=2021-02-07|website=detikhot|language=id-ID}}

Best Director

| Mouly Surya

| {{won}}

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| Ayushita

| {{won}}

Best New Actor

| Anggun Priambodo

| {{nom}}

Best New Actress

| Karina Salim

| {{nom}}

Best Original Screenplay

| Mouly Surya

| {{nom}}

Best Cinematography

| Yunus Pasolang

| {{won}}

Best Sound

| Khikmawan Santosa

| {{nom}}

Best Original Score

| rowspan="3" | Zeke Khaselli
Yudhi Arfani

| {{nom}}

2013

|Asia-Pacific Film Festival

|Best Music

| {{won}}

|{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 December 2013|title=Film Don't Talk Love Menang Best Music di Asia-Pacific Film Festival|url=https://beritagar.id/artikel/seni-hiburan/film-donttalklove-menang-best-music-di-asia-pacific-film-festival-10936|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-07|website=beritagar.id}}

2014

|8th Asian Film Awards

|Best Composer

| {{nom}}

|{{Cite web|date=2015-04-24|title=8th AFA Nominees and Winners {{!}} AsianFilmAwards.Asia|url=http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424045304/http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/8th-afa-nominees-and-winners/|archive-date=2015-04-24}}

rowspan="3" |2014

| rowspan="3" |Indonesian Film Academy Awards

|Best Film

|What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web|date=2014-03-25|title=Don't Talk Love Berjaya di Akademi Film Indonesia 2014|url=http://blog.kineria.com/dont-talk-love-berjaya-di-akademi-film-indonesia-2014/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Kineria|language=en-US}}

Best Director

| rowspan="3" |Mouly Surya

| {{won}}

Best Screenplay

| {{won}}

2014

|Las Palmas Film Festival

|Best New Director

| {{won}}

|{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 June 2014|title=Mouly Surya Sabet Penghargaan dari Spanyol|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/584245/mouly-surya-sabet-penghargaan-dari-spanyol|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Tempo}}

rowspan="8" | 2014

| rowspan="8" | Indonesian Movie Awards

| Best Actor

| Nicholas Saputra

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="8" |{{Cite web|date=2014-05-07|title=Ini Daftar Lengkap Nominasi Indonesian Movie Awards 2014|url=https://www.tabloidbintang.com/film-tv-musik/kabar/read/7334/ini-daftar-lengkap-nominasi-indonesian-movie-awards-2014|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Tabloidbintang.com|language=id}}{{Cite web|last=BeritaSatu.com|title=Daftar Lengkap Pemenang IMA Award 2014|url=https://www.beritasatu.com/hiburan/184182/daftar-lengkap-pemenang-ima-award-2014|access-date=2021-02-07|website=beritasatu.com|date=15 May 2014 |language=id}}

Best Actress

| Ayushita

| {{won}}

Best New Actress

| Karina Salim

| {{won}}

Best Chemistry

| Nicholas Saputra & Ayushita

| {{won}}

Favorite Actor

| Nicholas Saputra

| {{nom}}