Night Bus is a 2017 Indonesian action thriller film directed by Emil Heradi.[1] The film won six awards at the Indonesian Film Festival in 2017, including Best Feature Film.

Night Bus
Film poster
Directed byEmil Heradi
Written by
  • Rahabi Mandra
  • Teuku Rifnu Wikana
Produced by
  • Darius Sinathrya
  • Teuku Rifnu Wikana
Starring
CinematographyAnggi Frisca
Production
companies
  • Nightbus Pictures
  • Kaninga Pictures
Release date
  • 6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Plot

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This film tells the story of a bus traveling to Sampar, a city known for its rich natural resources. The city is heavily guarded by a group of soldiers who are on standby against rebel militants who demand independence for their homeland. Each passenger on this bus has their own destination. At first they thought that this would be a trip to the conflicted area as usual, but without them knowing, there was an intruder with an important message that had to be conveyed to Sampar. This important message is said to be able to end the conflict. However, the presence of this intruder endangers all passengers as he is wanted by the two warring parties. The situation becomes increasingly tense when everyone has to fight for their lives. They also have to face other parties that do not want the conflict to end, namely the opportunists, the maintainers of conflict because they live off conflict. No one knows, who will die and who will stay alive.

Production

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Wanting to create a new nuance in the world of Indonesian cinema, Teuku Rifnu Wikana and Darius Sinathrya ventured to make a thriller genre film entitled Night Bus, which took the story of separatist and humanitarian conflicts. This film is an adaptation of the short story Selamat written by Teuku Rifnu Wikana. The short story Selamat was inspired by Rifnu's experience when he traveled to conflict areas.

Accolades

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Award Year Category Recipient Result
Indonesian Film Festival 2017 Best Director Emil Heradi Nominated
Best Cinematography Anggi Frisca Nominated
Best Visual Effects Amrin Nugraha Nominated
Best Sound Editing & Mixing Wahyu Tri Purnomo, Jantra Suryaman Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Alex Abbad Nominated
Best Makeup Stylist Cherry Wirawan Won
Best Clothing Stylists Gemailla Gea Geriantiana Won
Best Picture Editors Kelvin Nugroho, Sentot Sahid Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Rahabi Mandra, Teuku Rifnu Wikana Won
Best Lead Actor Teuku Rifnu Wikana Won
Best Film Darius Sinathrya, Teuku Rifnu Wikana Won
Bandung Film Festival 2017 Editing Kelvin Nugroho, Sentot Sahid Won
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2017 Jaff Indonesia Screen Awards Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Night Bus". filmindonesia.or.id. Retrieved 2020-05-18.