The Gathering (2003)
"Arisan!" (original title)

Friendship and principles are put to a test in the circle of Jakarta's social elite which can be as turbulent as the city's slums.

Director:

Nia Di Nata

Writers:

Joko Anwar, Nia Di Nata

Stars:

Cut Mini Theo, Tora Sudiro, Aida Nurmala

Cast

Credited cast:
Cut Mini Theo	...	Meimei
Tora Sudiro	...	Sakti
Aida Nurmala	...	Andien
Surya Saputra	...	Nino
Rachel Maryam Sayidina	...	Lita (as Rachel Maryam)
Trey Gondokusumo
Lili Harahap	...	Grace
Aurora Yahya	...	Fanny
Wilza Lubis	...	Nuri
Nico Siahaan	...	Ical
Tika Panggabean	...	Masseur
Jajang C. Noer	...	Psychiatrist
Ria Irawan	...	Yayuk Asmara
Indra Birowo	...	Rama
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abraham	...	Gyneocologist

Storyline

The lives of several upperclass, thirty-something Jakartans are boldly revealed for the first time in Indonesian cinema, following the career and social life of three life-long friends who seem to have conquered the metropolitan. Unfortunately, the truth is not exactly as pretty as the impression.

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Plot Keywords:

gay interest | piano | drag queen | infidelity | one word title | 

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Taglines:

Unhappy people can make a happy picture

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official homepage

Country:

Indonesia

Language:

Indonesian

Release Date:

10 December 2003 (Indonesia)

Also Known As:

The Gathering

Filming Locations:

Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Box Office

Budget:

INR 2,000,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kalyana Shira Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first Indonesian film to use high-definition color enhancement.

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Connections

Followed by Arisan! 2 (2011)

User Reviews

Wit,Fresh,Fun,Unjudgmental

It's hard to find Indonesian film that could make me come back for second time to watch it. But it's different. Director Nia Dinata did great work.One subject that I enjoyed most were dialogues....different than many indonesian cinema, very daily style. Actually it's not new idea but it happened in a muslim country and focus on three best friends lives, but the center of this story are about being gay and Tora Sudiro played as good as he can. He deserve to get my TWO THUMBS UP and more,represented as some gay men did. As usual gay style show us sissy and freak and ridiculous people. we can't find easily gay men on cinema as good man as part of the society. But it did.Arisan is one of good movie I ve ever seen, please don't compare with brilliant Hollywood cinema,okay...