Eddie Cahyono’s Busan Competition Title ‘Ibuku,’ Starring Christine Hakim, Boarded by Asian Shadows for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Asian Shadows has boarded international sales rights to Eddie Cahyono’s “Ibuku,” starring Christine Hakim and Ayushita Nugraha, which the Busan International Film Festival has selected for its Competition lineup.

“Ibuku” centers on Sumiati (Hakim), a widow in her 60s isolated in a small Javanese village since her husband took his own life. Her daughter, Sri (Nugraha), had gone abroad for work to get away from an arranged marriage and an abusive spouse. Word reaches Sumiati that Sri now faces execution in Saudi Arabia over the killing of a man who attempted to abuse her, sending the mother on a desperate hunt for the funds to reach her daughter one final time, aided by village chief Djatmiko (Landung Simatupang), who connects her with Indonesian officials and journalists.

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