Taiwan-based manufacturing firm Aview Pictures has joined Indonesian drama “Our Son” as a co-production companion, bringing post-production experience to the venture from award-winning filmmaker Luhki Herwanayogi.

The movie, which wrapped principal pictures not too long ago in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is eyeing a summer time worldwide pageant premiere. Led by Kuek Shee Heng and Alice You, Aview Pictures will deal with the movie’s sound manufacturing, music composition, coloration grading, and visible results in Taiwan. This collaboration follows Aview’s latest work on “Story of The Land” with Indonesia’s KawanKawan Media, which marked the first-ever Indonesia-Taiwan co-production.

The drama, produced by Indonesia-based corporations Catchlight Photos and Qun Movies, tells the story of two childless married {couples} who unexpectedly discover themselves elevating a son ensuing from a bootleg affair between their households.

“‘Our Son’ is deeply private. It arises from my observations of household interactions in Yogyakarta, the place I grew up. The movie raises a elementary query: What really defines a household?” mentioned Herwanayogi, recipient of the 2021 Locarno Open Doorways Award.

The manufacturing options an skilled Indonesian movie crew alongside Singaporean director of pictures James Hia.

The forged is led by Raihaanun, who not too long ago starred in “Gowok, Javanese Kamasutra” and consists of Della Dartyan (“Whisper within the Dabbas”), Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin (“La Luna”), Ariyo Wahab (“Residence Candy Mortgage”) and rising little one actor Farrell Rafisqy (“Two Blue Hearts”).

“I’m thrilled to be a part of this movie as a result of it has been far too lengthy since we’ve seen a fancy storyline in Indonesian cinema,” mentioned Raihaanun, who performs Lita, a metropolitan lady with an easy-going nature.

The event of “Our Son” has been an in depth worldwide journey, collaborating in varied script labs since 2019, together with the Busan Asian Movie College (AFiS) and the Jogja Future Mission. It obtained the Award for Script Growth Grant from the Open Doorways Growth Program on the 2021 Locarno Movie Competition, and in 2022 was chosen for Ties That Bind earlier than collaborating within the JFW Producers Lab at 2024 Jakarta Movie Week.

“We consider ‘Our Son’ will resonate with audiences not solely in Indonesia but in addition worldwide by providing a recent, emotionally charged exploration of household and identification, with an angle that’s really common and happens in lots of households,” mentioned Giovanni Rahmadeva, producer at Qun Movies, who additionally co-produced “Within the Stomach of a Tiger,” which premiered finally 12 months’s Berlinale.

Following its worldwide pageant premiere this summer time, “Our Son” is scheduled for a business launch in Indonesian cinemas.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​