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Before, Now & Then
Indonesian	Nana
Directed by	Kamila Andini
Written by	Kamila Andini
Based on	Jais Darga Namaku by Ahda Imran
Produced by	Ifa Isfansyah Gita Fara
Starring	Happy Salma Laura Basuki
Cinematography	Batara Goempar
Edited by	Akhmad Fesdi Anggoro
Music by	Ricky Lionardi
Production companies	Fourcolours Films Titimangsa Foundation
Distributed by	Wild Bunch
Release date	12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) (Berlinale)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Indonesia
Language	Sundanese
Box office	$45,632

Before, Now & Then (Indonesian title: Nana) is a 2022 Indonesian period drama film, written and directed by Kamila Andini. It stars Happy Salma as Nana, a woman who is impacted by violent times in rural Indonesia during 1940s to 1960s. The film is adapted from the first chapter of the novel Jais Darga Namaku (lit. 'My Name Is Jais Darga') by Ahda Imran, telling the true story of Raden Nana Sunani, a woman who lived in the 1960s West Java.

The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2022. Basuki was awarded Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for her performance as Ino.

Premise

Set in West Java, Nana finds refuge in a second marriage after losing her family to war in the 1940s. Then, she befriends her second husband's mistress, Ino, together seeking for the meaning of freedom.

Cast

• Happy Salma as Nana
• Laura Basuki as Ino
• Arswendy Bening Swara as Mr. Darga
• Ibnu Jamil as Raden Icang
• Rieke Diah Pitaloka as Ningsih
• Arawinda Kirana as Dais
  • Chempa Puteri as young Dais

Production

The principal photography of Before, Now & Then began in March 2021 in Ciwidey, Bandung, West Java.

The film won the CJ ENM Award at the 2021 Asian Project Market Awards during the 26th Busan International Film Festival, winning $10,000 in cash. It also received a post-production grant of $50,000 from Purin Pictures in November 2021.

Release

The film had its world premiere in competition at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2022. Prior to, Wild Bunch acquired distribution rights to the film in January 2022. The North American distribution rights was acquired by Film Movement in August 2022.

The film was distributed in Indonesia through streaming service Amazon Prime Video on 1 August 2022. The film was released in theatrically in South Korea on 15 December 2022. The film received 6,763 admissions during its run in European theatres.

Reception

Box office

As of 2 September 2023, Before, Now & Then has grossed $43,697 worldwide. The film has grossed $6,251 in South Korea.

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "an intoxicating, slow-burn melodrama" and praised Batara Goempar's cinematography and Ricky Lionardi's score, calling it "above and beyond". Writing for Variety, Michael Nordine compared the film to the work of Wong Kar-wai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, stating, " moves with its own dreamy cadence, with narrative developments washing over the film like waves". Wendy Ide of Screen International lauded Salma's performance and described the film as "a handsomely mounted period piece, which acknowledges the strength required by previous generations of Indonesian women to rise above the patriarchal demands of a restrictive society". Rory O'Connor at The Film Stage gave the film a 'B' grade and called it "begins with a ruthless decapitation, it is relentlessly well-mannered: all ointment, no flies".

Accolades

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External links

• Before, Now & Then at IMDb

• 2022 films
• 2022 drama films
• 2020s historical drama films
• Films directed by Kamila Andini
• Indonesian drama films
• Films set in the 1940s
• Films set in the 1960s
• Films set in Java
• Best Film Citra Award winners