Before, Now & Then

Synopsis

Set amid the political violence of late-1960s Indonesia, Kamila Andini's intoxicating film BEFORE, NOW & THEN follows Nana, the beautiful wife of a wealthy plantation owner whose inner life remains with her deceased first husband, murdered in the civil war a decade prior. A survivor, Nana values her safety and material comforts, but carries out a haunted existence, dreaming of her lost love. Forced to confront her husband's blatant infidelity, Nana makes an unusual connection with his younger mistress, Ino. The two women, sharing their secrets and desires, discover a newfound freedom and intimacy withheld from them both by the strictures of patriarchal society.

Framed by elegant cinematography and a lush score, BEFORE, NOW & THEN is an “intoxicating sensory experience” (Variety) from Kamila Andini, the award-winning director of Yuni and the internationally acclaimed Netflix series Cigarette Girl, that is a transporting character study "wreathed in poetic melancholy and never less than beautiful" (Deadline).

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