Postcards from the Zoo

Postcards from the Zoo (Indonesian: Kebun binatang) is a 2012 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Edwin. The film was screened in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012, making Edwin the first Indonesian filmmaker to do so in 49 years.[1][2]

Postcards from the Zoo
Kebun Binatang
Directed byEdwin
Produced byMeiske Taurisia
Written byEdwin
Titien Wattimena
Daud Samolang
StarringLadya Cheryl
Nicholas Saputra
Music byDave Lumenta
CinematographySidi Saleh
Edited byHerman Panca
Production
company
Babibutafilm
Pallas Film
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndonesia
Germany
LanguageIndonesian

Cast

Release

The film never received a wide theatrical release in Indonesia.[3] It premiered at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2012, where it was the first Indonesian film in 49 years to compete in the main section for the Golden Bear, which eventually went to Caesar Must Die.[2] A dubbed version received a limited release on 33 screens in Germany in January 2013 with the title of Die Nacht der Giraffe.[3]

Critical response

Postcards from the Zoo received positive reviews from critics, with David Jenkins of Little White Lies giving it a 4 out of 5 stars and claiming that the film will make audience "never look at a zoo in the same way again."[4] In a more mixed review, Adrian Pasaribu of Cinema Poetica compared the film's unusual setting to Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights (2007) but praised its cinematography and Dave Lumenta's score.[5]

References
  1. "First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Empat Film Indonesia di Berlinale | DW | 17 February 2012". DW.COM (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. "Kebun Binatang (2012)". filmindonesia.or.id. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. Jenkins, David (23 February 2013). "Postcards from the Zoo". Little White Lies. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. "Postcards from the Zoo: Kebun Binatang dan Eksistensi Kita Sehari-hari". Cinema Poetica (in Indonesian). 25 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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