Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan | |
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Directed by | Harris Nizam |
Written by | Beby Hasibuan |
Produced by | Sarjono Sutrisno |
Starring |
Dinda Hauw Alex Komang |
Music by | Thoersi Argeswara |
Distributed by | Skylar Pictures |
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Country | Indonesia |
Language | Indonesia |
Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan (phrasal translation: A Diary of Letters to God) is a 2011 Indonesian biographical drama film directed by Harris Nizam. The film stars Dinda Hauw and Alex Komang, it follows a young girl's struggle with cancer. It was the best-selling Indonesian film of 2011.
Keke (Dinda Hauw) is a young girl with a loving father (Alex Komang) and mother, as well as loyal friends. She is diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma (a cancer of connective tissues), which is unusual at her age. After undergoing twenty-five sessions of chemotherapy, the once healthy and beautiful Keke finds herself sickly and bald, with a disfigured face. Although the treatment initially works, the cancer returns a year later.
Doctors estimate that Keke has three months to live. To help her deal with her pain, she begins keeping a diary; through her writing she finds the strength to hold on for a year. As she begins to accept her fate, she writes a letter to God in her diary, asking that her family be kept safe.
Surat was based on the true story of Gita Sesa Wanda Cantika, a 15-year-old student who was diagnosed with and on 25 December 2006 died of the first reported case of Rhabdomyosarcoma in Indonesia. The story had been reported in 2009 by a pair of bloggers known as Agnes and Davonar. These blog posts were widely read and later novelised under the name Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan; [1] the novelisation sold 350,000 copies. [2] [3]
Surat was the feature film debut of Dinda Hauw. [1] Most of the cast and crew were relatively unknown; Alex Komang was the main exception. [2] The film was produced by Sarjono Sutrisno, of Skylar Pictures. [3]
Surat was released on 7 July 2011 after a press screening on two days earlier. [3] It was the most-viewed Indonesian film of the year, seen by more than 750,000 people. [a] [5] This was down from previous years. [5]
Indah Setiawati, writing for The Jakarta Post, described Surat as a "heartwarming movie about spirit, family and friendship" that would make audiences cry, despite some technical deficiencies. [1]
Surat was nominated for three Citra Awards at the 2011 Indonesian Film Festival. It did not win any. [6] At the 2012 Indonesian Movie Awards, the film won Best Newcomer for Dinda Hauw. [7]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
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Indonesian Film Festival | 2011 | Best Leading Actor | Alex Komang | Nominated |
Best Leading Actress | Dinda Hauw | Nominated | ||
Best Musical Direction | Thoersi Argeswara | Nominated | ||
Indonesian Movie Awards | 2012 | Best Newcomer | Dinda Hauw | Won |