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Photocopier (Indonesian: Penyalin Cahaya) is a 2021 Indonesian crime mystery drama film, co-written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja in his feature-length directorial debut.

Photocopier
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Indonesian	Penyalin Cahaya
Directed by	Wregas Bhanuteja
Screenplay by	Henricus Pria[lower-alpha 1] Wregas Bhanuteja
Produced by	Adhyaksa Ekatama Ajish Dibyo
Starring	Shenina Syawalita Cinnamon Lutesha Chicco Kurniawan Dea Panendra Jerome Kurnia Giulio Parengkuan Lukman Sardi Ruth Marini
Cinematography	Gunnar Nimpuno
Edited by	Ahmad Yuniardi
Music by	Yennu Ariendra
Production companies	Rekata Studio Kaninga Pictures
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08) (BIFF) January 13, 2022 (2022-01-13) (Netflix)
Country	Indonesia
Language	Indonesian

The film had its world premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, in the New Currents competition. The film won a total of twelve Citra Awards out of seventeen nominations, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director. It won the most Citra Awards by a single film.[2]

Plot

Suryani (colloquially Sur) is a college student, also part of her campus' theater group Mata Hari. When their performance is accepted for a festival in Kyoto, Sur parties with the other members at leader Rama Soemarno's house; her strict father warns her to not drink alcohol. However she rebels, and the next day, her campus board learns that she posted selfies of her drinking, which she has no knowledge of. Thus, she loses her scholarship and is kicked out. She takes refuge at her friend Amin's house.

One of the theater members, Anggun, admits to have ordered a taxi for her. Remembering that member Tariq had given her a robust whiskey, she is convinced that she was drugged and begins investigating. She learns that the taxi journey took longer than estimated; driver Burhan clarifies though Sur takes photos of the backseat. Meanwhile, Tariq is proven innocent.

Sur learns that a statue at Kendil Park is similar to one at Rama's home. She then analyzes Rama's installation art which are supposedly photos of the Milky Way, some of which he took after the party, however she notices similarity between the patterns and her birth marks. She also learns that Rama possesses many suggestive photos of college girls, has visited Kendil Park, and has photographed other girls' bodies for artistic purpose. Sur hires a lawyer who without consent leaks the evidence. Rama tells her to apologize on video. Sur reluctantly follows, however her mother Yati knows the truth by recognizing her birth marks, asking her to shelter at acquaintance Yati's home, while Yati forms a scientific team to investigate the case.

Two victims— Farah and Tariq himself— admit the truth to Sur. Sur learns that Burhan's address is far away from Rama's, suggesting a pre-planned order. Tariq orders a ride, with Burhan texting Rama out of suspicion; Tariq knocks him out and obtains his phone containing videos of Rama's sexual abuse to eight people. Rama hires fixers disguising as fumigation sprayers to suffocate them; he himself comes singing his dialogue in the theater performance, symbolically saying that no one will believe their allegations, before burning Burhan's phone. He calls them Gorgons and Sur Medusa, synonymous to demonic, and himself as the heroic Perseus.

The next day, Sur and Farah take Amin's photocopier to the campus' balcony, printing and spreading evidences and testimonies, even if nobody will believe. Gradually, more victims arrive and print more evidences. Retrieving the papers, Anggun punches Rama. Sur, Farah, and Tariq then print scans of their faces.

Cast

• Shenina Syawalita Cinnamon as Suryani (Sur)
• Chicco Kurniawan as Amin
• Lutesha as Farah
• Jerome Kurnia as Tariq
• Dea Panendra as Anggun
• Giulio Parengkuan as Rama
• Lukman Sardi as Sur's father
• Ruth Marini as Sur's mother
• Yayan Ruhian as Rama's father
• Landung Simatupang as Burhan
• Rukman Rosadi as Sur's college dean
• Mian Tiara as Siti

Production

The production of Photocopier took place for twenty days in Jakarta during the COVID-19 pandemic and followed local COVID-19 safety protocols.[3]

Through Photocopier, Bhanuteja strived to give a depiction of a victim of sexual assaults, also spread awareness regarding to the topic. Previously, Bhanuteja along with his team, had researched about the topic for a year, including initiating conversations with the victims of sexual assaults. They also started discussions with some anti-rape activists, including actress Hannah Al Rashid, who was involved in the film's screenwriting.[4]

Release

Photocopier had its world premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, in the New Currents competition.[5] Netflix acquired the film's distribution rights, releasing it on January 13, 2022.[6]

Accolades

Award	Date	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Indonesian Film Festival	10 November 2021	Best Picture	Adi Ekatama and Ajish Dibyo	Won	[7]
		Best Director	Wregas Bhanuteja	Won
		Best Actor	Chicco Kurniawan	Won
		Best Actress	Shenina Syawalita Cinnamon	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Jerome Kurnia	Won
			Giulio Parengkuan	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Dea Panendra	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Wregas Bhanuteja and Henricus Pria	Won
		Best Cinematography	Gunnar Nimpuno	Won
		Best Film Editing	Ahmad Yuniardi	Won
		Best Visual Effects	Stefanus Binawan Utama	Nominated
		Best Sound	Sutrisno and Satrio Budiono	Won
		Best Original Score	Yennu Ariendra	Won
		Best Original Song	Mian Tiara ("Di Bawah Langit Raksasa")	Won
		Best Art Direction	Dita Gambiro	Won
		Best Costume Design	Fadillah Putri Yunidar	Won
		Best Make Up and Hairstyling	Astrid Sambudiono	Nominated

References

Notes

External links

• Photocopier at IMDb
• Photocopier on Netflix

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