Friday, March 29, 2013
Official Selection of the 2013 Dallas International Film Festival
Java Heat
2012, 103 min.
Jake Travers (Kellan Lutz) is an American teacher’s assistant who survives a terrorist bomb that kills the daughter of the most powerful figure in the country. As a key witness, Jake is placed under the watchful eye of Indonesian policeman Hashim. In true buddy cop movie form, neither see eye-to-eye, but Jake has a secret and Hashim is determined to find it out and solve the case. The one thing standing in their way is cunning thief and crime boss, Malik (Mickey Rourke), who will do everything within his power to ensure that his master plan is carried out.
Part political thriller and part action drama, JAVA HEAT features dazzling action sequences, taught dialogue, a break out performance by Lutz and inspired villainous behavior from Rourke. It brings a new definition to the phrase “sweating bullets.”
Screenings
Look Cinema 5 - Thursday April 4 - 8:30pm
Angelika 6 - Friday April 5 - 10:30pm
Source: Dallas Film
Conor Allyn's Interview with The Jakarta Globe
American action film “Java Heat” starring Mickey Rourke and Twilight actor Kellan Lutz is set to hit cinemas on April 18. The movie, which portrays the relationship between East and West while exploring issues such as terrorism and religion, was shot in Indonesia.
Rourke portrays the villainous character Malik who, in the trailer for the film, is seen firing his gun from the top of the iconic Borobodur temple in Yogyakarta.
Meanwhile, Lutz portrays Jake Travers, an American teacher’s assistant who survives a terrorist bomb that kills Sultana (Atiqah Hasiholan), the daughter of the most powerful figure in the country.
As a key witness, Jake is placed under the watchful eye of Indonesian policeman Hashim, played by Ario Bayu (“Dead Mine,” “Catatan Harian si Boy”). However neither see eye-to-eye. Jake feels that he does not belong in Java and Hashim does not appreciate the foreigner who is critical of his homeland. Along the way, the investigation into the bombing spirals out of control.
During a media gathering in Jakarta on Tuesday, star Ario Bayu said that “Java Heat” is a great way to showcase Indonesia’s beautiful landmarks and cultural diversity to foreign audiences.
Ario Bayu Talks Java Heat with The Sun Daily
Besides Serangoon Road, Ario has also been busy working on another film, Java Heat.
He explains that Java Heat is a crime drama thriller. “I also play a police officer, the captain of an anti-terrorist division. It is a story of a rogue American who goes to Indonesia to kill the terrorists who killed his brother in the Middle East.
“Java Heat is coming out in April. I was lucky enough to be working with Kieran Lutz who was part of the Twilight series and, of course, Mickey Rourke.
“I have been in the business for eight years and I strive to work abroad. So this was my chance. “
He said the shooting for Java Heat took two weeks, after which he moved on to work on Dead Mine.
And now with Serangoon Road wrapped up, he sees these as a way to follow in the footsteps of Chen and Chin Han who have been doing good work in Hollywood.
Source: The Sun Daily
He explains that Java Heat is a crime drama thriller. “I also play a police officer, the captain of an anti-terrorist division. It is a story of a rogue American who goes to Indonesia to kill the terrorists who killed his brother in the Middle East.
“Java Heat is coming out in April. I was lucky enough to be working with Kieran Lutz who was part of the Twilight series and, of course, Mickey Rourke.
“I have been in the business for eight years and I strive to work abroad. So this was my chance. “
He said the shooting for Java Heat took two weeks, after which he moved on to work on Dead Mine.
And now with Serangoon Road wrapped up, he sees these as a way to follow in the footsteps of Chen and Chin Han who have been doing good work in Hollywood.
Source: The Sun Daily
Ario Bayu: Rebel With a Cause
Coming home to Indonesia after 10 years in New Zealand, up-and-coming
actor Ario Bayu admits that he’s having hard time fitting in.
“I came home at the age of 19, and for the next three years, what I did the most was complain,” the 27-year-old told The Jakarta Post.
Dubbed one of the world’s cleanest countries, both environmentally and governmentally, New Zealand offered Ario
an ideal life.
Arriving back home, and was faced with all these troubles, he was blown away.
“I just cannot comprehend how people get by,” says Ario, referring to corruption, bureaucracy, traffic jams and pollution, to name just a few of the nation’s ills.
“I came home at the age of 19, and for the next three years, what I did the most was complain,” the 27-year-old told The Jakarta Post.
Dubbed one of the world’s cleanest countries, both environmentally and governmentally, New Zealand offered Ario
an ideal life.
Arriving back home, and was faced with all these troubles, he was blown away.
“I just cannot comprehend how people get by,” says Ario, referring to corruption, bureaucracy, traffic jams and pollution, to name just a few of the nation’s ills.
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