Director: Riri Riza
Indonesia | 2007 | 35mm | 104 Min. | OmeU | German Premiere
Yusuf, an uptight 21 year-old, is convinced by his 19 year-old
wild cousin, Ambar, to escape a family gathering and go clubbing
with her. Drunk and wasted, they wake up the next morning to find
that they have missed their flight to attend a family wedding in
another town.
The two cousins decide to drive there in a family car, not knowing
that the supposedly one day journey takes them 3 days instead. Along
the way they get high and get lost, encounter interesting and bizarre
characters, run into an argument about religion, marriage and sex,
while trying to defeat the arising sexual tension between them.
With ‘Three Days to Forever’, Writer-Director Riri Riza
(‘Eliana Eliana’, ‘Gie’) delves into these
weighty issues with the lighter touch and carefree attitude of a
road movie, yet creates an intimate film that will reflect the feelings
of inebriation and alienation of the two young protagonists as they
feel their way through societal conventions.
