Gunawan Maryanto

Actor

April 10, 1976 (45 years)

† October 6, 2021

Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Biography

Gunawan Maryanto (April 10, 1976 – October 6, 2021) was an Indonesian actor, writer, and theater director. In addition to managing Teater Garasi, he co-organized the Indonesia Dramatic Reading Festival (IDRF) with Joned Suryatmoko annually in various cities. His works, including poetry, prose, and literary criticism, were published in numerous Indonesian media outlets. Gunawan Maryanto had performed his works in various countries, received an arts grant from the Kelola Foundation, and won severa…

Filmography

6.2

Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior

Muka Bangkai

After being trained in the art of silat, a disciple gets sent on a journey by his mentor to take down a treacherous e-pupil with a villainous plan.

6.5

Nyai: A Woman from Java

Pembantu

In 1927 colonial Indonesia, a young woman trapped as a Dutch man's concubine fights for dignity in a world that sees her as nothing more than property.

7.5

The Hijra

Cindil

In 1912, Javanese activist Omar Said Tjokroaminoto co-founds the Sarekat Islam party to fight injustices of the Dutch East Indies' colonial regime.

7.5

Autobiography

Construction Worker 1

A young man is working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.

8.2

The Science of Fictions

Siman

Siman discover a foreign crew shooting a moon landing. He gets caught and his tongue is cut off. He goes through life in slow motion, imitating an astronaut in outer space, labeled as crazy.

7.0

Gangster

Tohari

A young man travels to Jakarta to seek answers about his past and becomes embroiled in a feud involving the woman he loves.

8.8

Solo, Solitude

Wiji Thukul

The Suharto regime has been holding power in Indonesia for over 30 years, shutting down democracy time and time again. Highly critical of the regime and unafraid to speak his mind, Wiji Thukul is a poet whose words are often yelled proudly by the crowd during political protests. When riots break out in Jakarta in 1996, he and a few other activists are accused to be responsible. Forced to flee, Wiji escapes to Pontianak in Borneo where he hides for eight months, sometimes living with complete strangers. There, he has to change his identity several times, but continues to write poetry and short stories under a pen name. In the meantime, in Solo, central Java, his wife, Sipon, lives with their two children under constant surveillance. In May 1998, Wiji Thukul is declared missing, a month before Suharto is deposed by his own people.

7.5

The Crescent Moon

Majid

With special agreement with his sister, estranged son agree to accompany his strictly religious father on a journey to seek the crescent moon that signals the start of Eid.

N/A

Optatissimus

Unexpected luck and deadly crash. A mysterious girl, ex-killer and madman in shackles. Andreas waited for signs to call him closer, which he had been ignoring.

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The Intrusion

A couple tries to dig a freshly buried corpse for its ear. They believe it would bring wealth.

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Elinah

Kernet Bis

Elinah (14 years old) is seven months pregnant and learning to be a stay at home wife. While living with her much older husband in a foreign city far away from her village, Elinah often chatted with the baby in her tummy to fight boredom and loneliness. In the midst of an annoying day, Elinah and her baby decide to go home, to each of their respective homes.

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