Lovely Guy

A Karuna Pictures production. (Worldwide sales: Karuna Pictures, Jakarta.) Produced by Indra Tamorron Musu, Teddy Soeriaatmadja. Executive producer, Millan Rushan. Directed, put together by Teddy Soeriaatmadja.With: Donny Damara, Raihaanun, Yayu aw unru, Ari Syarif, Lani Sonda. (Indonesian dialogue)A transvestite sex worker is faced with the Muslim-elevated teenage daughter he abandoned in "Lovely Guy," an absorbing meller by prolific Indonesian helmer Teddy Soeriaatmadja ("Ruma Maida"). Set throughout the time of the eventful evening, this perfectly-completed study from the essential requirement for parent-child associations remarkably mixes tough speak with tender emotion. World preemed at Busan, pic should notch up plenty of fest mileage before its local release next season. Arriving Jakarta outfitted with only with a domain scrawled around the scrap of paper, 19-year-old country girl Cahaya (Raihaanun) finds out hard method that Saiful (Donny Damara), the dad she's not seen in 15 years, has become "Ipuy," a red-colored-colored-miniskirt-wearing streetwalker in Jakarta's Taman Lawang transgender red-colored-colored-light district. Angrily neglecting the woman at first, Saiful progressively discloses and unveils harsh details about his marriage and utter inadequate shame about his profession. Sideline nuances of Cahaya's pregnancy together with a sizable debt Saiful owes a close heavy (Yayu aw unru) feel somewhat added on, nevertheless the central dramatic thread is convincing, compelling and rewarding. Technical package is decent around the poor.Camera (color, HD), Ical Tanjung editor, W. Ichwandiardono music, Bobby Surjadi art director, Richard Sibuea costume designer, Ve Verdinand. Examined at Busan Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema), March. 7, 2011. Running time: 72 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com