Lu Rinnigatu (2010 film)

Lu Rinnigatu

Lu Rinnigatu (Fallish: The Renegade) is a 2010 Equatorian historical political thriller and war film closely associated with the with Onda Nova genre. It was written and directed by former guerrilla leader turned filmmaker Keïta Sy and produced by the Sulirussu Media Collective. The film was licensed to be distributed by Richardson Pictures overseas in 2012. It is based on a partially fictionalised version of Sy's autobiographical account of his time fighting in Great Valley Wars in Micamaw during the the Deluge. The movie follows a small core ensemble cast―the XX orphaned revolutionary X, the Coshaquan Foreign Intelligence Bureau agent XX, and XX war reported XX―as they navigate the course of the war.

The film was shot in X, X, and X, and went through extensive reshoots causing the budget to balloon to ĦXXX million, making it one of the most expensive Equatorian movies ever produced. Critiqued for its long 189-minute runtime, the film gained critical acclaim for its gritty but stylised cinematography, intense action, extensive use of practical effects augmented with newly emerging innovations in computer-generated imagery, and wholly unique account of the war, and quickly gained a cult following following its global release. The film was likewise praised for its unique depiction of both sides of the war in a non-antagonistic light, typically quite rare for cinema on the Deluge, and its war-critical themes, but its largely positive portrayal of solidarist ideals led to controversy in the Northern World, where many right-leaning public intellectuals and critiques accusing it of being a propaganda film. Regardless it grossed over Ħ1.2 Billion. It went on to win several nominations at the Golden Academy Awards.