known indonesian meaning ocean reflects indonesian film directed produced father miss indonesia starring follows young girl named lost father sea uses mirrors unsuccessfully search interpretations including coming age story piece filmed period months nearly years research sponsored indonesian branch regency government feature film star language extensively commercial failure domestically screened international film festivals won awards inside outside indonesia critical reviews generally positive film visuals plot young girl fishing community people lives mother father lost sea works hard support daughter determined search father quest brings conflict regularly visits local conducts ritual allowing search father mirror surface ritual shows location remains determined trying broken fiancée struggling cope loss takes new job studying involved community staying home able realise father dead continues life production film directed wrote script collaboration screenplay feature film debut chose write sea topic long interested previously recorded documentaries long held interest environmental issues produced miss indonesia father director stated consulted father directly involved production described assistant producer charge artistic direction handled costumes cinematography completed editing handled provided music provided sound effects collaboration indonesian branch regency government set film workshop providing funding focused people known sea nomadic maritime lifestyle little indonesian language documentation available crew production took years research later recalled crew directly forth know tribe originally planned second quarter shooting delayed september owing extended rainy season unlike contemporary indonesian films completed matter days crew shot site period months faced poor weather including large waves difficulty wooden bridges film cast teenagers feature film debuts play feature film experienced actors including received cast later stated challenging role citing cultural differences familiar unprecedented need act mother preparing roles exercised fish went learn uses language heavily indonesian spoken accent domestic screenings indonesian language subtitles spoken use pre recorded music minimal instead film soundtrack consists folk songs chanting undergo learn lines learning people location themes interview stated considered people symbols unity expressed sea separate different ethnic groups nation serve connect likewise interview stated film intended remind theirs maritime nation influenced country culture regent added interview indonesian newspaper indonesian films historically presented land based cultures writing considered film criticism destructive fishing practices climate change believed shown director respect environment film writing noted theme representative realities faced fishermen travel fish supplies diminish suggested film depicts sea capable hostility force deal day critic writing indonesian film database contrasted plot tourist films unlike films city changes traditional lifestyle village able adjust village life follow ways writing based drew parallel play waiting suggests message awaiting somebody comes ultimately futile suggests film centred conflict realistic mother reviewing hollywood reporter considered film coming age story discovering significant man life gone lee noted burgeoning nascent physical friend ultimately lee suggested expressing desire break away father sic artistic influence swim film release reception premiered april followed wide release according film document people including rituals commercial failure domestically seeing little viewership writing indonesian entertainment website praised concluding highly sic despite scenes focus showed quality minute considered performances youth praised visuals sneak peak beauty found film events unclear motives lee likewise praised film breathtaking underwater cinematography performance considering youth performance convincingly girl brink found faults film including ecological message scenes look discovery channel artificial manner traditional songs included film praised visuals writing frame film filled natural beauty likely attract tourists islands writing tempo magazine found pretty film praising storyline children acting considered film main strength beauty wildlife found film symbolism similar works stated easier works father gave film praised performances found lacking admitting technical difficulties filming site wrote cinematography better film screened numerous international film festivals including international film festival korea vancouver international film festival canada mumbai film festival india tokyo international film festival japan received special mention australia indonesian films screened berlin international film festival playing cinemas generation category reported recommended viewing german time awards won awards domestic international film festivals domestic release won special mention global film initiative aesthetics cultural content directorial debut won bright young talent award mumbai film festival year indonesian film festival film nominated winning lost including dancer surpassed cinematography film festival mirror lies received awards total nominations asia pacific screen awards indonesian works compete winning single award single nomination year film competed asian film awards receiving nominations award ultimately captured warriors rainbow taken apple eye explanatory notes
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