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How Yuni was received

2021 · Kamila Andini · Yuni on Sightlines

The arc

It arrived with real festival heat — the Platform Prize at TIFF 2021 and Indonesia's Oscar entry — then settled into life as a quiet festival gem, the film people point to when tracing Kamila Andini's rise alongside Nana: Before, Now & Then.

Its footprint

In Indonesia it landed as more than a movie — a flashpoint in the national conversation about child marriage and the pressures on teenage girls, which is exactly the discourse it was built to provoke.

Where it stands

A staple of Southeast Asian cinema lists on Letterboxd — one of the titles cinephiles cite when arguing Indonesian film is having a moment.

Did you know? Yuni won the Platform Prize at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival and was chosen as Indonesia's official submission for the Best International Feature Oscar — and its newcomer lead Arawinda Kirana took Best Actress at Indonesia's Citra Awards for the role.