Yuni

DVD Features

Discs: 1

• Highest Rating
  "Kamila Andini continues her impressive run of social dramas with a thought- provoking portrait of a teenage girl facing the prospect of arranged marriage. A compassionate and engaging coming-of-age tale."
  Richard Kuipers, Variety
• Highest Rating
  "Kamila Andini brings a light, lyrical touch to some hefty issues in Yuni. The tale of a teenage girl at the mercy of society’s expectations and deep-rooted superstitions feels both specific and universal in its concerns, and audiences will readily identify with a central character facing age-old dilemmas in a modern context."
  Allan Hunter, Screen Daily
• Highest Rating
  "The sincerity and authenticity of Yuni grant it a universal quality that makes it compelling, moving viewing."
  Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, AWFJ.org
• Highest Rating
  "Yuni makes its point clear about the illusion of modernity in a society still operating by tradition, leaving a haunting impression that lingers long after its over."
  Christopher Cross, Tilt Magazine
• Highest Rating
  "As the title character, and in her first leading role, Kirana is magnetic. Yuni is Andini’s third feature—she also co-wrote the screenplay with Prima Rusdi—and her direction is effortless and unobtrusive. "
  Chloe Walker, Paste Magazine
• Highest Rating
  "It’s director Kamila Andini’s ability to gracefully navigate between the at times cruel world of teenage marriage and Yuni’s pursuit of youth and freedom that makes Yuni a captivating coming-of-age affair. Praise likewise must go to Kirana for what is a phenomenal performance."
  Andrew Murray, The Upcoming
• Highest Rating
  "Kamila Andini delivers a beautiful and sensitive work, telling a harmonious and bittersweet story about a young woman caught between yearnings for freedom and local tradition."
  Fabien Lemercier, Cineuropa
• Highest Rating
  "Arawinda Kirana gives a flawless lead performance as the eponymous protagonist. Andini’s relaxed, easy filmmaking — elevated by unflashy but graceful cinematography and music — disguises how delicately constructed the film’s emotional textures are; Céline Sciamma’s early films make for a worthy comparison. "
  Theo Rollason, Outtake Magazine