Jamila and the President (2009)
April 30, 2009Release Date
Jamila and the President (2009)
April 30, 2009Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Atiqah Hasiholan
Jamila
Surya Saputra
Sipir Surya
Christine Hakim
Ria
Fauzi Baadila
Actor
Ria Irawan
Actress
Ratna Sarumpaet
Director
Raam Punjabi
Producer
Joshua Pandelaki
Sukarno
Thoersi Argeswara
Composer
Aida Nurmala
Windy
Ade Irawan
Ayu
Sastha Sunu
Editor
Dwi Sasono
Ibrahim
Jajang C. Noer
Ibu Wardiman
Frans Paat
Art Direction
Wicky V. Olindo
Executive Producer
Sam Sarumpaet
Director / Executive Producer
Syahril Kahar
Producer
Bobby Agustino
Executive Producer
Eva Celia
Teenage Jamila
Marcelino Lefrandt
Amyra Jessica
Merry S Mustaf
Nizar Zulmi
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 30, 2009
Original NameJamila dan Sang Presiden
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Filming LocationsIndonesia
Genres
Wiki.
Jamila and the President (Indonesian: Jamila dan Sang Presiden) is a 2009 Indonesian film directed by Ratna Sarumpaet and starring Atiqah Hasiholan and Christine Hakim. It follows the story of a prostitute sentenced to death for killing a government minister.
The film was adapted from a stage play entitled Pelacur dan Sang Presiden (The Prostitute and the President), which Sarumpaet had written after receiving a grant from UNICEF to study child trafficking trends in Indonesia and promote awareness of the problem. In preparing the script, she spent several months interviewing prostitutes in several cities; the film itself spent three years in production and featured much of the same cast and crew as the original play.
Released on 30 April 2009, the film received mixed to positive reception in Indonesia. Internationally the film featured in several film festivals and won awards in France, Italy, and Taiwan. It was submitted to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but not nominated.