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Coming 9/19/22.
From acclaimed Indonesian director Edwin (Postcards from the Zoo) and based on the novel by Eka Kurniawan comes Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, winner of the Golden Leopard at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival – a pulpy, energetic throwback to 80s South East Asian action and coming-of-age cinema about a young man who can’t get it up.
Ajo Kawir (Marthino Lio) is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. But his raging urge to fight is driven by a secret – his impotence, resulting from a traumatic childhood memory. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung (Ladya Cheryl), Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
With echoes of early Takashi Miike, Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a wild and unexpectedly poignant meditation on toxic masculinity and a culture steeped in violence from one of Indonesia’s most exciting directorial voices.
Features:
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless Indonesian 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio
Optional English subtitles Brand new audio Q&A with co-writer/director Edwin Over an hour of behind-the-scenes footage from the film set, organised into 13 episodes
The World Behind Vengeance – over 80 minutes of interview featurettes with the cast and crew
Video diaries from each day of shooting
An hour of readings from the original source novel, featuring multiple cast and crew members
Deleted scenes
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve feature two choices of artwork
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Josh Hurtado
From acclaimed Indonesian director Edwin (Postcards from the Zoo) and based on the novel by Eka Kurniawan comes Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, winner of the Golden Leopard at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival – a pulpy, energetic throwback to 80s South East Asian action and coming-of-age cinema about a young man who can’t get it up.
Ajo Kawir (Marthino Lio) is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. But his raging urge to fight is driven by a secret – his impotence, resulting from a traumatic childhood memory. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung (Ladya Cheryl), Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
With echoes of early Takashi Miike, Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a wild and unexpectedly poignant meditation on toxic masculinity and a culture steeped in violence from one of Indonesia’s most exciting directorial voices.
Features:
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless Indonesian 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio
Optional English subtitles Brand new audio Q&A with co-writer/director Edwin Over an hour of behind-the-scenes footage from the film set, organised into 13 episodes
The World Behind Vengeance – over 80 minutes of interview featurettes with the cast and crew
Video diaries from each day of shooting
An hour of readings from the original source novel, featuring multiple cast and crew members
Deleted scenes
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve feature two choices of artwork
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Josh Hurtado