{ "id": "epq5nbvr5e", "slug": "sang-pemimpi", "title": "Sang Pemimpi", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films", "label": "Coming-of-age films", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films.coming-of-age-films-released-2000-to-200", "label": "Coming-of-age films released 2000 to 2009", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films.coming-of-age-films-released-2000-to-200" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Asia (other) · 2001 to 2020: Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "path": [ { "id": "geo.asia", "label": "Asia (other)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001", "label": "Asia (other) · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Sang Pemimpi (The Dreamer) is a 2009 Indonesian drama, sequel to Laskar Pelangi, adapted from Andrea Hirata's second novel, directed by Riri Riza, released 17 December 2009, second best-selling Indonesian film of 2009 with 1.9 million viewers.", "snippet": "Sang Pemimpi (The Dreamer) is a 2009 Indonesian drama, sequel to Laskar Pelangi, adapted from Andrea Hirata's second novel, directed by Riri Riza, released 17 December 2009, second best-selling Indonesian film of 2009 with 1.9 million viewers.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.coming-of-age-films.coming-of-age-films-released-2000-to-200", "markdown": "# Sang Pemimpi\n\n**Sang Pemimpi** (international title: *The Dreamer*) is a 2009 Indonesian drama film directed by Riri Riza and adapted from *Sang Pemimpi*, the second novel in [Andrea Hirata](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrea-hirata)'s *Laskar Pelangi* tetralogy. It is the sequel to *Laskar Pelangi* (2008) and follows the teenage years of Ikal, his cousin Arai, and their friend Jimbron in 1980s Belitung, where the three dream of continuing their education in Europe[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). The film was produced by Miles Films and Mizan Productions, the same team behind the first film, with Mira Lesmana as lead producer[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | Indonesia, 17 December 2009; classified 17+, in Indonesian, color[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/) |\n| Source | Second novel of the *Laskar Pelangi* tetralogy by Andrea Hirata, published by Bentang Pustaka in July 2006[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/) |\n| Director and writers | Riri Riza (director); screenplay by Mira Lesmana, Riri Riza, and Salman Aristo[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/) |\n| Duration | 128 minutes per the Indonesian Film Center; FilmIndonesia lists 121 minutes[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/) • [2](https://www.filmindonesia.co.id/titles/sang-pemimpi) |\n| Budget | About Rp11 billion according to producer Mira Lesmana; a detikHot report put it at Rp12 billion[3](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/145345/novel-sang-pemimpi-diangkat-ke-layar-lebar) • [4](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1262093/ayo-meraih-mimpi-seperti-sang-pemimpi) |\n| Box office | Second best-selling Indonesian film of 2009 with 1.9 million viewers; about 130,000 admissions on its first day[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/) • [5](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1271171/sang-pemimpi-disaksikan-1-8-juta-penonton-produser-berharap-balik-modal) |\n| Festival first | Opening film of JIFFest 2009 on 4 December 2009, the first Indonesian film to open the festival since it began in 1999[6](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/27/jiffest039s-new-flavor-gets-everyone-talking) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Story and characters\n\nThe film continues the story begun in *Laskar Pelangi*, which covered Ikal and his friends in elementary school; *Sang Pemimpi* follows the same central character through high school[3](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/145345/novel-sang-pemimpi-diangkat-ke-layar-lebar). Ikal, his cousin Arai, and their friend Jimbron are teenagers in the port town of Manggar in East Belitung, children of poor families in a tin-mining and fishing region, who work as porters at the harbor while attending school and dream of studying at the university level in Europe[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/) • [7](https://formadiksi.um.ac.id/resensi-film-sang-pemimpi/). IMDb summarizes the premise as two village boys dreaming of traveling to Paris to study at the Sorbonne[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1576459/).\n\nEach of the three carries a separate romantic thread. Ikal still longs for his first love, who has left Belitung and left behind only memories and a tin box printed with the [Eiffel Tower](https://www.edgepedia.org/eiffel-tower), the symbol of his Paris dream. Arai, a Malay-styled playboy, falls for his classmate Zakiah Nurmala in an unrequited love, while Jimbron hopes to rescue Laksmi, a young woman working in a cincau factory[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). Jimbron is written as a stammering orphan with an obsession with horses[9](https://jagoanmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/review-sang-pemimpi.html).\n\nTwo teachers anchor the school scenes: Pak Balia, a young, inspiring teacher played by Nugie, and Pak Mustar, a strict and fierce school principal played by Landung Simatupang[10](https://milesfilms.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/press-sang-pemimpi-112009.doc.pdf). Mathias Muchus and Rieke Diah Pitaloka play Ikal's parents, and Lukman Sardi returns as the adult Ikal[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/).\n\n## Production and casting\n\nShooting began in Belitung on 1 July 2009 and was scheduled to finish on 21 August 2009, with locations in Manggar and Tanjung Pandan in East Belitung as well as Jakarta and Bogor[3](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/145345/novel-sang-pemimpi-diangkat-ke-layar-lebar). Director Riri Riza said he looked for locations that could represent the 1980s, the decade in which the story is set[3](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/145345/novel-sang-pemimpi-diangkat-ke-layar-lebar).\n\n**Casting mixed established actors with newcomers.** The teenage Ikal, Arai, and Jimbron were played by newcomers native to Belitung: Vikri Septiawan, Ahmad Syaifullah (credited as Rendy Ahmad in some listings), and Azwir Fitrianto, with Sandy Pranatha, also from Belitung, as the young Arai[10](https://milesfilms.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/press-sang-pemimpi-112009.doc.pdf). The adult Arai was played by Nazriel Irham, the Peterpan vocalist known as Ariel, chosen through casting; producer Mira Lesmana said his face resembled the character[10](https://milesfilms.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/press-sang-pemimpi-112009.doc.pdf) • [11](https://hyakimarufaris.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/sang-pemimpi/). [Maudy Ayunda](https://www.edgepedia.org/maudy-ayunda) played Zakiah Nurmala, and Yayu Unru played Bang Rokib, an experienced Malay sailor[10](https://milesfilms.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/press-sang-pemimpi-112009.doc.pdf).\n\nThe production budget was reported at about Rp11 billion by Mira Lesmana in an ANTARA interview; a detikHot review piece put the figure at Rp12 billion, larger than *Laskar Pelangi*'s[3](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/145345/novel-sang-pemimpi-diangkat-ke-layar-lebar) • [4](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1262093/ayo-meraih-mimpi-seperti-sang-pemimpi). Riri Riza described the project as a new filmmaking adventure, a story of young people chasing dreams set in the port town of Manggar, full of drama, energy, and conflicts of values[10](https://milesfilms.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/press-sang-pemimpi-112009.doc.pdf).\n\n## Release and box office\n\n*Sang Pemimpi* opened the 11th Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) on 4 December 2009, the first time an Indonesian film opened the festival since JIFFest began in 1999[6](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/27/jiffest039s-new-flavor-gets-everyone-talking). Festival director Roisamri said the choice fit the festival's mission of presenting Indonesian films rooted in Indonesian life on an international stage[12](https://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/film/indonesia/film-sang-pemimpi-awali-jiffest-ke-11.html). JIFFest manager Nauval Yazid said the film was chosen because its flavor was very Indonesian[13](https://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/sang-pemimpi-jadi-film-pembuka-jiffest-2009.html).\n\nThe film opened in theaters across Indonesia on 17 December 2009[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). Its first day drew about 130,000 admissions, which producer Mira Lesmana described as the largest opening-day figure recorded in Indonesia at the time[5](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1271171/sang-pemimpi-disaksikan-1-8-juta-penonton-produser-berharap-balik-modal). By early January 2010 the film had reached 1.8 million viewers, and it finished as the second best-selling Indonesian film of 2009 with 1.9 million admissions, behind *Ketika Cinta Bertasbih*[5](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1271171/sang-pemimpi-disaksikan-1-8-juta-penonton-produser-berharap-balik-modal) • [1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). A later compilation of all-time Indonesian box-office figures lists *Sang Pemimpi* at 2,005,660 admissions[14](https://digilib.itb.ac.id/assets/files/2022/MjAyMiBUUyBQUCBTVEFDSUEgRURJTkEgSEFTSUFOQSBTSVRPSEFORyDigJMgQkFCIDEucGRm.pdf). The film was also screened in Dubai, Hong Kong, and Australia from March 2010[5](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1271171/sang-pemimpi-disaksikan-1-8-juta-penonton-produser-berharap-balik-modal).\n\n## Reception and awards\n\nThe film won the Netpac Critics Award in the Asian Feature Film Competition at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2010 and the Tambores de Hojalata award for Best Film by the Spanish Youth Jury at the Festival Internacional de Cine para la Infancia y la Juventud in Spain, also in 2010; it was third runner-up for the Audience Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). At the 2010 Bandung Film Festival it won three honorary awards: honorary composer for Titi Rajo Bintang and Aksan Sjuman, and honorary director of photography for Gunnar Nimpuno[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). At the 2011 Isfahan International Film Festival of Children and Young Adults in Iran, the screenplay by Riri Riza, Mira Lesmana, and Salman Aristo won the Golden Butterfly for Best Script[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/). Mathias Muchus received a KuFI Award in 2010 as best supporting actor for his role as Ikal's father[1](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/).\n\nReviewers noted that the film keeps the voice-over narration style of *Laskar Pelangi* but moves into adult territory, with the hardships of work and poverty replacing the first film's childhood world[15](https://www.irving.web.id/2009/12/30/movie-review-sang-pemimpi/). A detikHot review judged its cinematography stronger and its settings more varied than the first film's, and called it one of the best Indonesian films of 2009[4](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1262093/ayo-meraih-mimpi-seperti-sang-pemimpi). On FilmIndonesia's user rating it scores 91 percent from 178 votes[2](https://www.filmindonesia.co.id/titles/sang-pemimpi).\n\n## Relation to the novel and the series\n\nA comparative study of the novel and the film found that the film changes and develops the novel's characterization, making Arai considerably wiser than his counterpart in the book, drops some novel characters, alters the plot, and adds scenes not in the novel, while translating the Belitung setting faithfully[16](https://jurnal.machung.ac.id/index.php/klausa/article/view/382). Hirata said in 2019 that *Laskar Pelangi*, *Sang Pemimpi*, and *Edensor* were in fact one novel under the title *Sang Pemimpi*, and that he would republish his work in that consolidated form[17](https://mediaindonesia.com/humaniora/263296/andrea-hirata-angkat-film-adaptasi-novel).\n\nThe film has remained available to Indonesian audiences on streaming platforms including Netflix and Vidio[18](https://www.netflix.com/id/title/81016330) • [19](https://about.vidio.com/artikel/nonton-film-sang-pemimpi-di-vidio/).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Sang Pemimpi (2009), Indonesian Film Center](https://www.indonesianfilmcenter.com/filminfo/detail/859/)\n2. [Sang Pemimpi (2009), FilmIndonesia](https://www.filmindonesia.co.id/titles/sang-pemimpi)\n3. [Novel Sang Pemimpi Diangkat ke Layar Lebar, ANTARA News (25 June 2009)](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/145345/novel-sang-pemimpi-diangkat-ke-layar-lebar)\n4. [Ayo Meraih Mimpi Seperti 'Sang Pemimpi', detikHot](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1262093/ayo-meraih-mimpi-seperti-sang-pemimpi)\n5. ['Sang Pemimpi' Disaksikan 1,8 Juta Penonton, Produser Berharap Balik Modal, detikHot (4 January 2010)](https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-1271171/sang-pemimpi-disaksikan-1-8-juta-penonton-produser-berharap-balik-modal)\n6. [JIFFest's new flavor gets everyone talking, The Jakarta Post (27 June 2009)](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/27/jiffest039s-new-flavor-gets-everyone-talking)\n7. [Resensi Film Sang Pemimpi, Formadiksi UM](https://formadiksi.um.ac.id/resensi-film-sang-pemimpi/)\n8. [The Dreamer (2009), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1576459/)\n9. [REVIEW: SANG PEMIMPI, Jagoan Movies (26 December 2009)](https://jagoanmovies.blogspot.com/2009/12/review-sang-pemimpi.html)\n10. [Press release, MILES Films & MIZAN Productions, film SANG PEMIMPI (November 2009)](https://milesfilms.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/press-sang-pemimpi-112009.doc.pdf)\n11. [Sang pemimpi, blog of faris (13 November 2009)](https://hyakimarufaris.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/sang-pemimpi/)\n12. [Film 'SANG PEMIMPI' Bakal Membuka JIFFest Ke-11, KapanLagi.com (26 June 2009)](https://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/film/indonesia/film-sang-pemimpi-awali-jiffest-ke-11.html)\n13. ['SANG PEMIMPI' Jadi Film Pembuka JIFFest 2009, KapanLagi.com (24 November 2009)](https://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/sang-pemimpi-jadi-film-pembuka-jiffest-2009.html)\n14. [Table of most watched Indonesian movies, ITB Digital Library (2022 thesis)](https://digilib.itb.ac.id/assets/files/2022/MjAyMiBUUyBQUCBTVEFDSUEgRURJTkEgSEFTSUFOQSBTSVRPSEFORyDigJMgQkFCIDEucGRm.pdf)\n15. [Movie Review: Sang Pemimpi, My Digital Thoughts (30 December 2009)](https://www.irving.web.id/2009/12/30/movie-review-sang-pemimpi/)\n16. [Perbandingan Unsur Pembangun Cerita Novel dan Film Sang Pemimpi, KLAUSA (2021)](https://jurnal.machung.ac.id/index.php/klausa/article/view/382)\n17. [Andrea Hirata Angkat Film Adaptasi Novel, Media Indonesia (4 October 2019)](https://mediaindonesia.com/humaniora/263296/andrea-hirata-angkat-film-adaptasi-novel)\n18. [Sang Pemimpi, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/id/title/81016330)\n19. 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