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HOMELAND

Genre                         : Fantasy

Director                     : Gangsar Waskito

Year                           : 2004

Duration                    : 90 Minutes

Homeland is a 2004 Indonesian 3D animation film written and directed by Gangsar Waskito. The film is produced by Studio Kasat Mata and Visi Anak Bangsa. It is claimed to be the first 3D animation film created by Indonesian people.

Bumi, a 14 years old boy, were stranded on a planet while riding the "shuttle". He does not know the fate of his father after the spacecraft they drive having problems. Bumi has a tool that can play back the messages of his father. One of the message say that his father inherited a castle at the end of the planet called Utopian world. With the help of a dragon, Bumi managed to find the Utopian castle. He also found new friends. But Bumi did not know if inside the castle was embedded a sword that was a symbol of power of four kingdoms that had been in war. Nino, one of the royal commander, thought Bumi can pull the sword and become the true ruler over the four kingdoms. Nino even tried to occupy the castle. Bumi with the help of his friends trying to defend his home.

This movie is actually quite interesting to watch even though there are still some flaws. But we can still enjoy it and it also has a good moral for the young children about a value of frienship. Unfortunately, because the lacks of fund, this film didn’t appear in teather and only few people know about this film. Despite this, we as Indonesian should proud and appreciate the works of our people and motivate them to make a better film.