5 Best Film Recommendations by Angga Dwimas Sasongko, Guaranteed to Relate to Your Life!

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Rachel Carisa Oswandi

Angga Dwimas Sasongko has been building a career as a director for about 20 years. Besides being a director, he is also a producer and even the founder of a production house called Visinema. He is a legendary Indonesian filmmaker because his works often achieve success in the Indonesian film industry. 

He always manages to present stories that touch the hearts of the audience through his drama genre films. In addition, Angga is currently seeking new challenges by focusing more on films that involve a lot of action. He proves his seriousness in this action genre through the production of a film titled 13 BOM DI JAKARTA which is said to bring a breath of fresh air to the Indonesian film industry. This film is also the largest production of Visinema pictures thanks to its unusual genre and the selection of top film stars as its cast.

Angga also caught the public's attention when the release of MENCURI RADEN SALEH 2 was announced. MENCURI RADEN SALEH starring Iqbaal Ramadhan and Angga Yunanda is a heist action genre film that is quite rare in the Indonesian film industry. In addition to the cast, who are also favorites among GenZ, the story presented successfully meets the audience's expectations and makes them look forward to the second installment of the film with a budget of 20 billion. For KLovers who want to enjoy Angga Dwimas Sasongko's other masterpieces, let's check out the recommended films below!

1. A Day for Amanda

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Before diving deeper into Angga Dwimas Sasongko's latest films, KLovers must watch Angga's first film that managed to receive many nominations at the beginning of his career as a director. A DAY FOR AMANDA, released in 2005, achieved several achievements, such as 5 nominations at the Indonesian Film Festival (2010), where Angga was nominated for best director. In addition, the main cast of this film also won awards as outstanding male and female leads.

As the title suggests, this film tells the story of Amanda, a woman in her mid-20s who feels conflicted when her ex-boyfriend, Hari, reappears in her life 10 days before her wedding to Dody. They broke up after 8 years together. Hari's arrival brings back beautiful memories of the past. Amanda hopes for a perfect marriage with Dody, but Dody is busy with his career, while Hari is more relaxed. Thus, Amanda is trapped at a crossroads to determine the choice of her heart.

2. Keluarga Cemara

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This film may already be familiar to KLovers. The film, which is an adaptation of the same title from 1996, successfully touched the hearts of the audience with the warmth presented by the actors. How could it not? This film is starred by top actors such as Nirina Zubir, Ringgo Agus Rahman, and Adhisty Zara. 

KELUARGA CEMARA tells the story of how a small family continues to survive in the face of problems that befall their family. Abah tries very hard to survive after his house and belongings are seized by debt collectors to pay off the company's debts that arose because of his brother-in-law. He tries to overcome this situation by temporarily moving to his childhood home in a remote village in West Java, which is an inheritance from his father. However, he faces various difficulties because his case loses in court, and his family faces the threat of poverty that may last forever in the village. This film will present a story that is quite close to reality for its audience.

3. Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini

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The film starring Rio Dewanto and Sheila Dara is based on a popular book by Marchella F.P.. This film also became the first film in 2020 to reach more than 2 million viewers during its screening.

NANTI KITA CERITA TENTANG HARI INI also tells a familiar story to its audience, especially those who have siblings in the family. Every family has secrets. Angkasa, Aurora, and Awan are siblings who live in a seemingly happy family. After experiencing his first major failure, Awan meets Kale, an eccentric man who gives Awan a new life experience about heartbreak, falling, growing, losing, and all human fears in general. Under pressure from their parents, Awan's attitude changes; this triggers the rebellion of the three siblings, which ultimately reveals the big secrets and trauma within their family.

4. Letter from Prague

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LETTER FROM PRAGUE is one of Angga Sasongko's best works. This film has won quite a few awards at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) (2016), Maya Awards (2016), and Umar Ismail Awards (2016). In the FFI (2016), this film was nominated for Best Film, and in the Umar Ismail Awards (2016), it won Best Film and Best Director.

This 2016 film is inspired by the true stories of Indonesian students who were abroad and unable to return to their homeland after the September 30th Movement in 1965. LETTER FROM PRAGUE highlights the story of Larasati, who is forced to fulfill her mother Sulastri's last wish to deliver a box and a letter to Jaya in Prague. Raised in a dysfunctional family, Larasati and her mother have never had a good relationship. Jaya, her mother's former fiancé, failed to fulfill his promise to return decades ago due to political changes.

5. Ben & Jody

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For loyal fans of Filosofi Kopi, you may have already watched this movie, because Ben & Jody is part of the Filosofi Kopi trilogy. This film also features top actors such as Chicco Jerikho and Rio Dewanto. Angga Sasongko, who initially wanted to make a comedy film, changed direction after Glenn Fredly passed away. Glenn left a message to create an action film with an important message for the audience. Therefore, the main topic addressed in the film BEN & JODY is related to indigenous communities, the environment, and the conversion of community land into corporate areas.

After deciding to leave Filosofi Kopi, Ben stays in his hometown and actively defends a group of farmers whose land has been taken over by a company. At the same time, Jody is preparing a new concept for Filosofi Kopi that will soon be launched. Before the launch event, Ben, who was supposed to be present, suddenly disappears. Jody tries to find Ben. To save Ben, they face a life and death adventure against a gang of illegal loggers led by Tubir, until their encounter with the indigenous village group changes their struggle's direction.

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