Best Screenwriter Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Soft Target

The courage to expose the tragic side of the life of Jakarta transvestites is the strength of the screenplay of Lovely Man.

December 7, 2011

THE wild idea arose at a Padang restaurant in Cikini, Central Jakarta. Teddy Soeriaatmadja and members of the Lovely Man film crew were taking a break after shooting a scene where thugs mob Ipuy, a transvestite, known as waria in local street parlance. The waria, played by Donny Damara, is mobbed for the theft of Rp30 million belonging to their boss. After a chase, the transvestite from Taman Lawang finally becomes easy prey for the muggers.

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