An experimental Indonesian film about manic depression. In a minimally furnished room, illuminated by a few bright neon tubes, a woman talks about her experiences with this affliction. She sits there smoking thoughtfully. At other moments, we see several versions of her at once, sitting and walking, tranquil and speeded up, moving forwards and backwards. These images are juxtaposed with portrayals of the mental state she describes in voice-over, in ten chapters with names such as ' The Fall' and 'Broken Twigs'. Stop-motion animations show the collapse: in contrasty black-and-white, a half naked man totters across barren land; in close-up, flowers and dolls are in flames, rats gnaw at a body as it stumbles forward; naked, bleeding bodies portray hellish depths. The Indonesian director Paul Agusta based his film on personal experiences with the affliction. His English-language script was translated into Indonesian and adapted by the protagonist Kartika Jahja, who is herself a manic depressive.
- Director
- Paul Agusta
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Indonesia
- Year
- 2010
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 84'
- Medium
- Betacam SP PAL
- Original title
- Di dasar segalanya
- Language
- Indonesian
- Producers
- Paul Agusta, Laguna WK
- Production Companies
- Kinekuma Pictures, Visi Integra Media (Vi.eM)
- Sales
- Kinekuma Pictures
- Screenplay
- Kartika Jahja, Paul Agusta, Leon Agusta
- Cinematography
- Hendroe Pramoe
- Editor
- James Graciano
- Production Design
- Edo Gimbal
- Sound Design
- Dono Firman, Iman Fattah
- Cast
- Kartika Jahja
- Local Distributor
- Hubert Bals Fund