''3 Nafas Likas'' is an Indonesian drama film produced by Oreima Films and directed by Rako Prijanto, based on a script by Titien Watimena. The film stars

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, Vino G. Bastian, Tuti Kirana, Marissa Anita, Mario Irwinsyah, Tissa Biani Azzahra, and Jajang C. Noer. It is based on the true story of Likas Tarigan, who later became known as Likas Gintings, wife of Let. Jend. Djamin Gintings. This film received three nominations: " Best Film" at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival, "Best Feature Film" at the 2014 Maya Awards, and "Favorite Movie" at the 2015 Indonesian Movie Awards.

Cast

as Likas Tarigan/Likas Ginting * Vino G. Bastian as Djamin Ginting * Tutie Kirana as Old Likas * Marissa Anita as Hilda * Mario Irwinsyah as Mulia * Arswendi Nasution as Ngantari Tarigan * Jajang C. Noer as Tembun Tarigan * Ernest Samudra as Njore * Tissa Biani Azzahra as Little Likas * Anneke Jodi as Uni Mayar

Production

Rako Prijanto, Titien Wattimena, and producer Reza Hidayat began development of the film in December 2013. Research was conducted in Karo as to the customs, culture, and food of the region. The film covers a wide time period, the 1930s to the present. Some of the scenes in the film use dialogue in

Karo language Karo may refer to: Ethnic groups * Karo people (Ethiopia), an ethnic group from Ethiopia * Karo people (Indonesia), the indigenous people of the Karo Plateau in North Sumatra Languages * Karo language (Brazil), a Tupian language * Karo language ...

, and several of the cast took training in that language to get the correct dialects and accents. Open casting took place for some of the roles. On April 20, 2014, Kastria Soldiana Elizabeth Hutagaol (finalist of 2013 Wajah Femina) was chosen as one of the child characters.

Filming process

''3 Nafas Likas'' began filming on April 26, 2014, and took approximately two months. Filming took place on location in

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, Bakkara ( Humbang Hasundutan Regency), Dolok Sanggul ( Humbang Hasundutan Regency),

Berastagi Berastagi (), is a town and district of Karo Regency situated on a crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. Berastagi town is located around south of Medan and about above se ...

Kabanjahe Kabanjahe is a town approximately 90 minutes from Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Kabanjahe is to the south of Berastagi. Kabanjahe is the largest centre in Karo Regency. It has an area of 44.65 km2 and had a population of 73,581 at the 2020 ...

, Tebing Tinggi, Pamah Semilir, and the city of

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. Other filming locations are

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and

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. One of the children of Djamin Gintings-Likas Gintings, Riahna Djamin Gintings, was an executive producer for this film.

Soundtrack

Tulus provided two songs for the soundtrack: a cover of "Untuk Ku" by

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and an original song, entitled "Lekas".

Awards and nominations

References

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