A 16-minute ID card fight that exposes an entire nation's identity crisis with biting humor.
"KTP," a short film by the Yogyakarta filmmakers Shinta Oktania Retnani (producer) and Bobby Prasetyo (director/screenwriter) has been a favourite on social media since its release in 2016. Spiced up with the ironic and piercing wit of Yogyakarta's intellectual scene, it provides fascinating insight into the difficulties of religious pluralism in Indonesia. The humorous but realistic problem it brings to light has since become more visible following a 2017 ruling that permitted new levels of religious diversity.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes politeness into protest.
Acting
Mirkoen Awali's weary dignity anchors the absurdity.
Direction
Prasetyo turns a living room into a national stage.
Director
Bobby Prasetyo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's 2016 release preceded Indonesia's landmark 2017 ruling allowing citizens to leave religion blank on ID cards—making its 'archival' frustration suddenly prophetic.
Yogyakarta's reputation as Indonesia's progressive intellectual hub gives the film's satire extra bite—this isn't Jakarta critiquing Java, it's Java critiquing itself.
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