Faozal Rizal has made a name for himself in Indonesian cinema as a cinematographer, in productions like “Salawaku” and “Kartini”. Occasionally though, he also sits in the director’s chair, with his latest endeavor being “Abracadabra”, a film that seems to follow the style of Wes Anderson, although through a distinct Indonesian flavor that also entails much surrealism.
Abracadabra is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The film follows the story of Lukman, a magician, and of a magic wooden box that another, older magician, Barnas, has convinced the local police chief to confiscate. During one of Lukman’s shows, that the two men also attend, he asks a young boy to get into the aforementioned box to make him disappear. The trick is successful, but Lukman finds himself unable to bring the boy back, as he is nowhere to be found. The police chief sees the event as...
Abracadabra is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
The film follows the story of Lukman, a magician, and of a magic wooden box that another, older magician, Barnas, has convinced the local police chief to confiscate. During one of Lukman’s shows, that the two men also attend, he asks a young boy to get into the aforementioned box to make him disappear. The trick is successful, but Lukman finds himself unable to bring the boy back, as he is nowhere to be found. The police chief sees the event as...
- 8/30/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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