Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret — his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but also head over heels — he falls in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
EDWIN was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, in 1978. His short film Kara, the Daughter of a Tree (2005) premiered in the Director’s Fortnight section at Cannes Film Festival in 2005, and his first feature, Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008), received a FIPRESCI Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2009. His second feature, Postcards from the Zoo (2012), was in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2012.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2018: Aruna & Her Palate (Original Title: Aruna & Lidahnya) (feature)
2018: Variable No. 3 (short)
2017: Possesive (Original Title: Posesif) (feature)
2013: Someone’s Wife in the Boat of Someone’s Husband (mid-length)
2012: Kebun Binatang (Original Title: Postcards from the Zoo) (feature)
2008: Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang (Original Title: Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly) (feature)
2010: Roller Coaster (short)
2009: Nairobi Notes (short)
2008: Hulahoop Soundings (short)
2007: Trip to the Wound (short)
2005: Kara, the Daugther of a Tree (Original Title: Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon) (short)
2004: Dajang Soembi, The Woman Who is Married to the Dog (Original Title: Dajang Soembi, Perempuan Jang Dikawini Andjing ) (short)
2002: A Very Slow Breakfast (short)
Marthino Lio: Ajo Kawir
Ladya Cheryl: Iteung
Director: EDWIN
Screenplay/Scriptwriter: EDWIN & EKA KURNIAWAN
Cinematographer: AKIKO ASHIZAWA, J.S.C.
Editor: LEE CHATAMETIKOOL
Music: DAVE LUMENTA
Sound Designer: AKRITCHALERM KALAYANAMITR
Sound Recordist: HANDI ILFAT
Art Director: EROS EFLIN
Wardrobe Stylist: GEMAILA GEA GERIANTIANA
Hair & Make Up Artist: CHERRY WIRAWAN
Visual Effect Supervisor: RIVAI CHEN
Physical Production Supervisor: SARI MOCHTAN
Line Producer: APRIL PRISCILLA
1st Assistant Director: GADIS FAJRIANI
Casting: JOAN ARDIANA & ABDUL RAHMAN HIDAYAT
Producers: Meiske Taurisia & Muhammad Zaidy
Original title: SEPERTI DENDAM, RINDU HARUS DIBAYAR TUNTAS
International title: VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH
Duration: 114 min
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Format: 2K
Sound: 5. 1
Year: 2021
Original language: Indonesian
Countries of production: Indonesia, Singapore, Germany
Production Companies: Palari Films
Co-production Companies: Phoenix Films, E & W Films, Matchfactory Productions, Bombero International
Executive Producers: Phoenix Films, Natasha Sidharta, Kaninga Pictures
With the support of: Singapore Film Commission, Purin Pictures, White Light Studio, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Berlinale World Cinema Fund
Based on the Novel by Award Winning Indonesian Author: Eka Kurniawan
