Ave Maryam

Cutting off Maryam's background really affects the perception of her character dynamics and leaves some pieces missing, primarily since they intended to show her inner struggles at the monastery. While perhaps the crew wanted to have subtlety as the main element of this film within the performance, the cinematography, and the dialogues, it unfortunately resulted in a lack of cohesion. The main attractiveness that pulls Maryam and Yosef is practically non-existent, some of the scenes contained rather pretentious lines than reflections of the wisdom from the bible, and the emotions only peaked in the third act after the slow-paced first and second acts filled with misinterpretation of "ascetic" with stale. On a lighter note, I hope this film will bring more ideas amongst Indonesian filmmakers, that religion outside the majority religion as well as cities outside Jakarta and Bali, can be equally beautiful on screen.

7,5 for the story and 9 for the DOP. This film has a simple story but the DOP and cinematography amazing

The cinematography is good. But, i find a minus on this movie. The plot story is too simple, then unconsistence scene. Ave Maryam is win in cinematography and camera take. The acting is totallity.

Very outstanding DOP and great story, in very low budget (i beleive) in scene setup, such as modern car, and in train station its not like 1980's, its very recent.

Beautifully written, shot, diction. Ave Maryam is about a nun who live in Semarang that has her confusion what will she choose, the love or the vows she made. The story just as simple as that, what makes it more beautiful is the story with beautiful diction. "If my heaven is not promised by, then why I bothered your hell?" --this line is my most memorable words from this movie. Also beautiful cinematography. Love the Semarang shot and the beach shot. The acting is brilliant by its lead actress, Maudy Koesnaedi. Her acting just describe her confussion, her confession, her sadness. This movie have minuses. The dub of the conversation bothered me, not exact naturally from the movie. And there is shot of a beach, the priest give birthday cake for the sister, with candle afire. Beach, we know that that place is very windy right, and the candle is not out! Wow magic! Over all this movie offers you different Indonesian cinematic experience. Oh yes, this movie also told us about diversity, love, confession and faith.