Basuki (2021)
| Basuki | |
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 Film poster for Basuki | |
| Directed by | Hoanita Da |
| Written by | Selasa bin Budi |
| Produced by | Daniel Rumahorbo |
| Starring | Saami Rida Intan Selamat |
| Distributed by | Jayban Productions |
Release date | July 6, 2021 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Siniapore |
| Budget | 19 million |
Basuki is a 2021 Siniaporean drama film about soccer amateurs who are competing in an event to go see the 2021 Sulifa World Cup. The film is directed by Hoanita Da, produced by Daniel Rumahorbo, and stars Saami Rida, Putih Haron, and Intan Selamat. The film premiered at the 95th Tofino Film Festival on July 6th, 2021 in Tofino, Zamastan, to critical acclaim.
Plot
Esah and Naazil are introduced as kids during an impromptu soccer game in the slums of Singana. They are on the verge of winning, but Naazil gets hurt after running into a player on the opposite team. Since that event, Naazil has a prejudice against the sport.
Ten years later, Intan, Esah's sister, accepts a job abroad at a marketing firm in Sulifa and experiences the hype surrounding the upcoming World Cup during a party with her coworkers. Excited, she calls Esah and encourages him to save money so he can attend the tournament. Esah goes into his next shift at the garment factory with anticipation to make enough money to travel, where he is shocked to learn he is being laid off. Feeling defeated, he wanders through the streets of the slum when he comes across a soccer tournament. A participant at the game recognizes Esah and strikes up a conversation with him, where he reveals there is a competition underway for the prize of tickets to the World Cup. Rushing home, Esah calls up Naazil and proposes getting their old soccer team back together, which sends Naazil into an over-exaggerated flashback of his injury.
Esah arrives at a station to register for the tournament, and it seems that Naazil will not show up, but he does and the two of them register together. After a terrible encounter with Fawzia, he becomes their team coach, though also horrid at soccer. More friends of Esah's and Naazil's are recruited and join, but the team increasingly looks like a failure
During a team-training session led by Fawzia, two soccer experts, Labeeb and Vernan are introduced and drill the team into practice. Esah leaves the practice after an argument with Naazil, and is robbed of his belongings in the slum. He joins a group of construction workers for a meal, where he reveals details about his upbringing and the death of his parents. He and Intan became orphaned at a young age, and Esah struggled to support the two of them, finding solace through soccer.
The first tournament for the
Cast
- Saami Rida as Esah
- Putih Haron as Naazil
- Intan Selamat as Indah