Ning is not happy in her work or her relationship. A new job in a furniture store - which looks like the most spotless place in Yogyakarta - gives her hope of better fortune. Together with sympathetic driver Mur, she has to deliver a beautiful red sofa to a remote village. We see how they cautiously grow closer along the way. While at home, Ning’s husband kills time with TV dating shows, a small street stall and pathetic paid sex.
After several shorts, Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses, partly supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, is the first full-length feature by Yosep Anggi Noen. In this modest road movie, he tackles issues which tend to be difficult in Indonesian filmmaking, such as adultery and sexual problems. With a great feeling for mood, the film was shot in and around Yogyakarta, where the director lives.
- Director
- Yosep Anggi Noen
- Country of production
- Indonesia
- Year
- 2012
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 90'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Vakansiy yang janggal dan penyakit lainnya
- Languages
- Indonesian, Javanese
- Producer
- Yosep Anggi Noen
- Production Company
- Limaenam Films
- Sales
- m-appeal
- Screenplay
- Yosep Anggi Noen
- Cinematography
- Bayu Prihantoro Filemon
- Editor
- B.W. Purba Negara
- Production Design
- Bambang Kuntara Murti
- Sound Design
- Otto Muharom
- Music
- Charlie Meliala
- Cast
- Christy Mahanani, Joned Suryatmoko
- Local Distributor
- Hubert Bals Fund
- Website
- https://m-appeal.net/peculiar-vacation