Dancing in the Rain is a 2018 Indonesian family film produced by Screenplay Films in association with Legacy Pictures. Directed by Rudi Aryanto, it was produced by Sukhdev Singh and Wicky V. Olindo from a screenplay Singh co-wrote with Tisa TS. The film stars Dimas Anggara, Bunga Zainal, Deva Mahenra and Christine Hakim. Dancing in the Rain follows Banyu, a young boy on the autism, who made friends with Radin and Kinara.
Dancing in the Rain was premiered at Tangcity XXI on October 10, 2018, and was released in Indonesia eight days later.
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Synopsis
Uti owns an autistic grandson named Banyu. When Banyu enters school, Uti explains that he has a psychological disability, which is harmful. Later, Banyu made friends with Radin, who defended him from bullies. Then a girl named Kinara arrived, completing Banyu and Radin's friendship. As they grew up, Radin's mother started to hate him, resulting in Banyu dying in a truck accident.
Production
Casting
The principal characters were cast in May 2018. Bunga Zainal, who portrays Kinara, states that the character was only 21 years old in the film.
Release
Marketing
The trailer and poster were released on September 1, 2018, alongside its cast and soundtrack "Bintang Di Hati" ("Stars in Heart") by Melly Goeslaw.
Theatrical and streaming
Dancing in the Rain received a gala premiere at Tangcity Mall on October 10, 2018. It was theatrically released eight days later, alongside Generasi Micin vs Kevin. On November 5, 2020, it was added to Vidio, and Amazon Prime Video followed in 2022.
Broadcast
Dancing in the Rain made its television premiere in Indonesia on SCTV on May 8, 2022, at 2pm local time.
Critical reception
Dancing in the Rain received generally positive reviews from The Jakarta Post and IDN Times.