{{Other uses|Aum (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox film | name = Aum! | image = Aum! poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Release poster | director = Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti | producer = {{plainlist| * Damar Ardi * Suryo Wiyogo}} | screenplay = {{plainlist| * Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti * Gin Teguh}} | story = | based_on = | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jefri Nichol * Chicco Jerikho * Aksara Dena * Agnes Natasya Tije}} | music = Bigheldy | cinematography = Fauzi "Ujel" Bausad | editing = Fajar K Effendy | studio = Lajar Tantjap Film | distributor = Bioskop Online | released = {{film date|2021|9|30|df=yes}} | country = Indonesia | language = Indonesian | budget = | runtime = 85 minutes | gross = }}
'''''Aum!''''' is a 2021 Indonesian adventure mockumentary film, directed and co-written by Bambang "Ipoenk" Kuntara Mukti in his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mojok.co/terminal/aum-film-berlatar-masa-reformasi-yang-serius-sekaligus-lucu/|title=Aum!: Film Berlatar Masa Reformasi yang Serius Sekaligus Lucu|trans-title=Aum!: A serious yet funny film about the Reformation|work=Mojok.co|first=Utamy|last=Ningsih|date=5 October 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007071114/https://mojok.co/terminal/aum-film-berlatar-masa-reformasi-yang-serius-sekaligus-lucu/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film tells a fiction story around the fall of Suharto in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2021/09/21/141616966/sinopsis-aum-jefri-nichol-dan-chicco-jerikho-jadi-aktivis-98|title=Sinopsis Aum! Jefri Nichol dan Chicco Jerikho Jadi Aktivis 98|trans-title=The synopsis of ''Aum!'', Jefri Nichol and Chicco Jerikho will portray two '98 activists|work=Kompas|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|first=Abraham|last=William|editor-first=Rheisnayu|editor-last=Cyntara|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052559/https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2021/09/21/141616966/sinopsis-aum-jefri-nichol-dan-chicco-jerikho-jadi-aktivis-98|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Premise== ''Aum!'' tells about two activists, Satriya and Adam, who fight together with fellow activists to voice the marginalized community whom oppressed by the national government prior to the Reformation in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/1490527/film-aum-dibintangi-jefri-nichol-chicco-jerikho-kisah-perjuangan-di-era-1998|title=Film Aum! Dibintangi Jefri Nichol - Chicco Jerikho, Kisah Perjuangan di Era 1998|trans-title=''Aum!'' stars Jefri Nichol and Chicco Jerikho, tells about the fight in 1998|work=Tempo|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|editor=Marvela|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052600/https://seleb.tempo.co/read/1490527/film-aum-dibintangi-jefri-nichol-chicco-jerikho-kisah-perjuangan-di-era-1998|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Cast== {{castlist| * Jefri Nichol as Satriya / Surya Jatitama * Chicco Jerikho as Panca Kusuma Negara * Aksara Dena as Adam / Bram Sanjaya * Agnes Natasya Tjie as Linda Salim * Mr. Richard as Paul Whiteberg * Dhisga Amandatya as Dodi * Seteng Sadja as Sardi Hartanto / Ardiman Wicaksono * Kukuh Riyadi as Anwar * Muhammad Ibnu Shohib as Malik * Aryudha Fasha as Soni * Djohan Ekspresi as Johan}}
==Production== The filming took place in Yogyakarta during the COVID-19 pandemic and followed local COVID-19 safety protocols.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liputan6.com/showbiz/read/4669469/sineas-ipunk-14-kali-revisi-naskah-film-aum-sebut-tema-reformasi-1998-seksi-sekaligus-penting|title=Sineas Ipunk 14 Kali Revisi Naskah Film Aum!, Sebut Tema Reformasi 1998 Seksi Sekaligus Penting|trans-title=Filmmaker Ipunk revised ''Aum!'' screenplay for fourteen times, deemed the 1998 Reformation theme as 'sexy' as well as 'important'|work=Liputan 6|date=28 September 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|first=Wayan|last=Diananto|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052558/https://www.liputan6.com/showbiz/read/4669469/sineas-ipunk-14-kali-revisi-naskah-film-aum-sebut-tema-reformasi-1998-seksi-sekaligus-penting|url-status=live}}</ref>
Nichol's portrayal of Satriya and Surya Jatitama is inspired by Budiman Sudjatmiko, a Reformation activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tagar.id/aum-film-dokumenter-indonesia-bergaya-tahun-90an|title='Aum!', Film Dokumenter Indonesia Bergaya Tahun 90-an|trans-title=''Aum!'', Indonesian 90s-themed documentary film|work=Tagar|first=Afditya Imam|last=Fahlevi|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052559/https://www.tagar.id/aum-film-dokumenter-indonesia-bergaya-tahun-90an|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Release== ''Aum!'' was first announced during the launching of mobile application of the video on demand service Bioskop Online, deemed as its original film, on 1 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2076866/bioskop-online-kini-hadir-dalam-bentuk-aplikasi-mobile|title=Bioskop Online kini hadir dalam bentuk aplikasi mobile|trans-title=Bioskop Online is now available on mobile|work=Antara|first=Maria|last=Cicilia|editor-first=Alviansyah|editor-last=Pasaribu|date=1 April 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052558/https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2076866/bioskop-online-kini-hadir-dalam-bentuk-aplikasi-mobile|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on 30 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemags.co.id/kolaborasi-bioskop-online-untuk-film-aum/|title=Kolaborasi Bioskop Online untuk Film ''Aum''|trans-title=The collaboration of Bioskop Online for ''Aum''|work=Cinemags|date=31 August 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|first=Nuty|last=Laraswaty|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052602/https://cinemags.co.id/kolaborasi-bioskop-online-untuk-film-aum/|url-status=live}}</ref> On its release date, the film and its hashtag "#MengAumHariIni" (lit: ''Roaring today'') trended on Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jawapos.com/entertainment/music-movie/30/09/2021/hari-pertama-tayang-film-aum-jadi-trending-di-twitter/|title=Hari Pertama Tayang, Film Aum! jadi Trending di Twitter|trans-title=''Aum!'' trends on Twitter on its release date|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=7 October 2021|work=Jawa Pos|first=Abdul|last=Rahman|editor-first=Edy|editor-last=Pramana|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007052600/https://www.jawapos.com/entertainment/music-movie/30/09/2021/hari-pertama-tayang-film-aum-jadi-trending-di-twitter/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Category:Indonesian drama films Category:2021 directorial debut films Category:2021 films Category:2020s mockumentary films Category:Docudrama films Category:2020s Indonesian-language films Category:2021 Indonesian films Category:Visinema Pictures films