Imperfect (subtitled Karier, Cinta & Timbangan in Indonesia; lit. Imperfect: Career, Love & Scales) is a 2019 Indonesian drama film directed and co-written by Ernest Prakasa. Based on the novel Imperfect: A Journey to Self-Acceptance written by Meira Anastasia, it was released on 19 December 2019.
Premise Rara, a messy and overweight research associate, lives in a world in which appearance matters. She orders her world by a close relationship with her boyfriend, Dika and his mother, also her best friend, Fey. Everything starts to change when she is promoted as the marketing manager, but is judged based on her appearance, deemed as "not presentable". Then, she decides to challenge her boss that she should be given the position if she manages to lose weight and change her appearance.
Cast Jessica Mila as Rara Reza Rahadian as Dika Yasmin Napper as Lulu Karina Suwandi as Debby Shareefa Daanish as Fey Dion Wiyoko as Kelvin Boy William as George Clara Bernadeth as Marsha Dewi Irawan as Ratih Ernest Prakasa as Teddy
Production On 29 November 2018, Ernest Prakasa announced that he would adapt, his wife, Meira Anastasia's novel Imperfect: A Journey to Self-Acceptance into a film. He also revealed that the screenplay was mainly written by Anastasia. It was revealed on 20 June 2019 that Jessica Mila and Reza Rahadian were set to star in the film. Prakasa revealed that he had aimed for Rahadian to star in one of his films.
The filming was divided into two phases and started on 28 July 2019 in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi.
Release The film was released nationwide on 19 December 2019. It garnered 127,038 moviegoers in the film's release date. It became the second most-watched Indonesian film of 2019 with 2,662,356 moviegoers.
Accolades AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultMaya Awards 8 February 2020 Best Feature Film Imperfect Best Director Ernest Prakasa Best Actress Jessica Mila Best Supporting Actress Dewi Irawan Best Breakthrough Actress Yasmin Napper Kiky Saputri Best Adapted Screenplay Ernest Prakasa and Meira Anastasia Best Original Song "Pelukku Untuk Pelikmu" (Fiersa Besari) Best Makeup and Hairstyling Talia Subandrio Citra Awards5 December 2020Best Picture Chand Parwez and Fiaz Servia Best Actor Reza Rahadian Best Actress Jessica Mila Best Supporting Actress Dewi Irawan Best Adapted Screenplay Ernest Prakasa and Meira Anastasia Best Original Score Ifa Fachir and Dimas Wibisana Best Original Song "Tak Harus Sempurna" (Reza Rahadian and Ifa Fachir) Best Sound Syamsurrijal and Anhar Moha Best Makeup Talia Subandrio Best Costume Design Andhika Dharmapermana Best Film Editing Ryan Purwoko
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