Robin Moran, C.146, has directed his first feature and it comes out on 4th May. His company is Random Pictures Indonesia. Please see below part of the article which concentrates on this movie:
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Local films of substance to open 2006
Another noteworthy upcoming release is Maskot (Mascot). Hitting cinemas now on 4th May, delayed release from April due to complications in final stages of post-production, Random Pictures' first feature film takes the comical acting talent of Butet Kartawidjaya in a streak of funny moments.
The story is simple: Dennis (Ariyo Wahab) plays a son whose dying father tells him to find the family's soy sauce company's mascot, a rooster running around some village, if Dennis wants to become heir.
But his quest won't be easy since Misran (Butet Kertaradjasa), his fathers assistant, will try anything and everything to make sure Dennis fails in his attempt.
What makes Maskot appealing is that it offers something unusual for
filmgoers: No more international locations, glossy stars or sinetron-esque dialogue, since the film resurrects something more important to film: real characters.
"Most other local films try to make a reality based on what they see in magazines and foreign films, but when I look around me in real life, rich and famous is not what surrounds me. It's people working for eight hours, commuting for another eight hours and trying to find time to have dinner with their family. The reality I see is people working," said Robin Moran, the 30-year-old Maskot director.
"So what's important for me is for the audience to feel the reality, to see (real) people, to feel that they know these people, or to see a bit of themselves in these characters. The movie shows Indonesia on the ground without any rose-tinted glasses."