In the deserted hills of an Indonesian island, Marlina (Marsha Timothy), a young widow, is attacked and robbed of all her livestock by a gang of seven bandits. She then defends herself, setting out on a journey to find justice, empowerment, retribution and redemption. But the road is long, especially when she begins to be haunted by the ghost of her victim. A stunning Scope western set to a Morricone-inspired score, this unique tale of female cinematic revenge takes no prisoners.
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
A film by Mouly Surya
Year: 2017
Country: Indonesia / France / Malaysia / Thailand
Runtime: 93 min
Color: Color
Language: Indonesian (Dialect from Sumba)
Subtitles: English
About the Director
Born in Jakarta in 1980, Mouly Surya is considered one of the most promising female filmmakers in Indonesia. Surya had a degree in media and literature before studying film in Australia. She directs her first feature film in 2008, FIKSI. The film opens at Busan IFF and wins numerous awards including Best Director at JIFFEST.
Her second feature What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love (2013) screens at various film festivals including Sundance competition and Karlovy Vary. It receives TheNETPAC Award at Rotterdam.
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts is Surya’s third film.
Cast and Crew
CREW
Producers: Rama Adi, Fauzan Zidni
Director: Mouly Surya
Director of Photography: Yunus Pasolang
Editing: Kelvin Nugroho
Music by: Zeke Khaseli, Yudhi Arfani
Sound Design: Khikmawan Santosa
Art Director: Frans Paat
CAST
Marsha Timothy as Marlina
Dea Panendra as Novi
Egi Fedly as Markus
Yoga Pratama as Franz
Anggun Priambodo as Ian
Home Media
DVD
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Blu-ray
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Digital
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Awards and Festivals
Cannes International Film Festival, Director’s Fortnight
Melbourne International Film Festival,
Toronto International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Sitges International Film Festival
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse
AFI FEST
Philadelphia Film Festival
Portland International Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Florida Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Play Dates
| Theater/Festival | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Jane Film Festival | Columbia | MO | 10/17/17 |
| The Philadelphia Film Festival | Philadelphia | PA | 10/19/17 |
| Hawaii International Film Festival | Hawaii | 11/2/17 | |
| AFI FEST | Los Angeles | CA | 11/9/17 |
| San Diego Asian Film Festival | San Diego | CA | 11/9/17 |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Palm Springs | CA | 1/2/18 |
| First Look (Museum of Moving Image) | New York | NY | 1/5/18 |
| Southeast Asian Film Series (IU Cinema) | Bloomington | IL | 2/12/18 |
| Portland International Film Festival, | Portland | OR | 2/15/18 |
| Freer and Sackler Galleries (Smithsonian Institution) | DC | DC | 3/23/18 |
| Indonesian Film Week | New York | NY | 3/25/18 |
| The Little Theatre(film series for Women’s History Month) | Rochester | NY | 3/29/18 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland | OH | 4/5/18 |
| Belmont World Film | Belmont | MA | 4/9/18 |
| Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival | Minneapolis | MN | 4/12/18 |
| Florida Film Festival | Maitland | FL | 4/13/18 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle | WA | 5/28/18 |
| IFC Center | New York | NY | 6/22/18 |
| Hippodrome Theatre | Gainesville | FL | 6/29/18 |
| Laemmle's Monica Film Center | Santa Monica | CA | 7/6/18 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Winchester | Winchester | VA | 7/7/18 |
| Gateway Film Center | Columbus | OH | 7/18/18 |
| Asian Film Festival of Dallas | Dallas | TX | 7/19/18 |
| Time & Space Limited | Hudson | NY | 8/3/18 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Montecillo | El Paso | AZ | 8/8/18 |
| FilmBar | Phoenix | AZ | 8/15/18 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - LaCenterra | Katy | TX | 8/15/18 |
| Violet Crown | Austin | TX | 8/15/18 |
| Facets Multimedia | Chicago | IL | 8/17/18 |
| The Dundee Theater | Omaha | NE | 8/18/18 |
| Parkway Theater | Pittsburgh | PA | 8/24/18 |
| Nitehawk Cinema | Brooklyn | NY | 8/25/18 |
| San Juan International Film Festival | San Juan | PR | 8/30/18 |
| Bear Tooth | Anchorage | AS | 9/3/18 |
| Cornell Cinema | Ithaca | NY | 9/14/18 |
| Boston Women's Film Festival (Brattle Theatre) | Cambridge | MA | 9/29/18 |
| 4 Star Theatre | San Francisco | CA | 10/5/18 |
| Tallgrass Film Festival | Wichita | KA | 10/17/18 |
| Milwaukee Film Festival | Milwaukee | WI | 10/18/18 |
| Vermont International Film Festival | Burlington | VT | 10/18/18 |
| Global Cinema Series | Los Angels | CA | 10/25/18 |
| AFI Silver Theatre | Silver Spring | MD | 11/9/18 |
| Loft Film Fest | Tucson | AZ | 11/8/18 |
