and Ira. The romance between Soe in the movie and Sinta may be based on Soe's closest girlfriend in real life. She was the daughter of a wealthy couple who admired Soe's work. However, as the relationship intensified, the girl's parents began to find excuses to prevent Soe and their daughter from seeing each other because the parents did not want to risk having their daughter married to a man who was struggling to make ends meet financially and was frequently the target of hate speech and other threats. In the movie, however, there was not much parental intervention portrayed or suggested in Soe and Sinta's relationship—it simply features several (often speechless) scenes of Soe and Sinta which leaves the audience to draw their own conclusions as to what may be going on at the back of Soe and Sinta's heads. Tan Tjin Han, young Soe's best friend, is in fact a fictional character. He is inspired by two personal friends of Soe, Djin Hok and Effendi. Djin Hok was the friend of Soe who experienced domestic abuse in his aunt's house, while Effendi was the friend who was abducted for his alleged involvement in the PKI. Other additional characters include Denny (a humorous and outspoken friend of Soe), Jaka (promoter of the Catholic student union who turned out to only have used politics as a means of obtaining personal gain) and Santi (a prostitute introduced to Soe as the boys' attempt to stimulate Soe to do something about his potentially romantic relationship with Ira). Awards and nominations Official entry from Indonesia for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards In competition in the ASEAN category at the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival Awarded Best Film at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Gie- Eross SO7 Feat. Okta Cahaya Bulan- Eross SO7 Feat. Okta Dimana Dia- Tetty Kadi Terombang Di Penantian- Titiek Puspa Genjer Genjer- Bing Slamet Nurlela- Bing Slamet Mr. Ego- Speaker 1st Donna Donna- Sita Nursanti RSD References External links Official site "GIE" at TheBestMovieReview.com "History, Propaganda, and Perception: A Conversation on Gie" at Criticine.com Citra Award winners 2005 films 2005 biographical drama films Best Film Citra Award winners Indonesian biographical drama films Films based on biographies 2000s Indonesian-language films Films shot in Indonesia 2005 drama films Films directed by Riri Riza