# Jakarta, City of Dreamers

Jakarta, City of Dreamers (Indonesian title: Jakarta vs Everybody) is a film written and directed by Ertanto Robby Soediskam. The film features a number of well-known Indonesian actors such as Jefri Nichol, Wulan Guritno, Ganindra Bimo, Jajang C. Noer, and Dea Panendra. This film made it into the 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and premiered on 26 November 2020 in Estonia.

## Plot

Dom, who is 23 years old, decides to go abroad to Jakarta. Dom's goal of going to Jakarta is to pursue his dream of becoming a well-known actor in the capital. But the journey to become an actor is not easy. Dom has to face the difficulties of living in a metropolis. Until one day Dom met Pinkan and Radit. Dom eventually joins Radit and Pinkan who turn out to be drug couriers. Using his acting talent, Dom takes on drug courier work to avoid being suspected. With help from his boss and drug dealer (Pinkan), Dom learns to be a drug courier. Dom finally met Khansa who works as a corpse makeover, who finally made Dom realize that he wanted to pursue his dream again.

## Cast

* Jefri Nichol as Dominik
* Wulan Guritno as Pinkan
* Ganindra Bimo as Radit
* Dea Panendra as Khansa
* Jajang C. Noer as Ratih
* Asta Nurcahya as Uncle Pay
* Dinda Timperon as Dinda: a Drug Courier
* Paul Agusta as Uncle Roy
* Ihda Mufida as an online prostitution actor
* Fahrizal Misdana as Pay's artist
* Gerry Andrian as Barber Visitor
* Sendy Febrina as a Woman in a Red Dress
* Aditya Al as a KRL Passenger
* Cindy Robertha as a corpse
* Catherina Ginasari as a receptionist
* Lukman Hakim as a gay Friend

## Release

Jakarta, City of Dreamers made it into the 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival, PÖFF) 2020 and premiered on 26 November 2020 in Estonia. This film planned to be shown in Indonesian cinemas on June 24, 2021. However, the scheduling has been delayed because cinemas have stopped operating as a result of the increasing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Finally, the film has a limited release on video-on-demand service Online Cinemas on March 19, 2022. It will also open online on Netflix on May 11, 2023.
The film was released through the streaming service Netflix in selected countries on May 11, 2023; and in France on June 5, 2023 as The Exocet.

## Accolades

| Date | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2020 | Tempo Film Festival | Best Picture | | Nominated |
| 2020 | Tempo Film Festival | Best Director | Ertanto Robby Soediskam | Nominated |
| 2020 | Tempo Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Dea Panendra | Won |
| 2020 | Tempo Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Jajang C. Noer | Nominated |
| 2021 | Indonesian Film Festival | Best Actor | Jefri Nichol | Nominated |
| 2021 | Indonesian Film Festival | Best Actress | Wulan Guritno | Nominated |
| 2021 | Indonesian Film Festival | Best Editing | Arifin Cu'unk & Panca Arka Ardiarja | Nominated |
| 2022 | Indonesian Journalist Film Festival | Best Actor – Drama | Jefri Nichol | Nominated |
| 2022 | Indonesian Journalist Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor – Drama | Ganindra Bimo | Nominated |
| 2022 | Bandung Film Festival | Cinema Film Commendable Editing Director | Arifin Cu'unk & Panca Arka Ardiarja | Nominated |