Filosofi Kopi
Filosofi Kopi
| 08 April 2015 (USA)
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The level-headed owner of a struggling coffee shop finds his future at risk when his partner -- a talented but cocky barista -- makes a major bet.

Reviews
Grimossfer

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

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Marva

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Lela

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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Fleur

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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mulsone

The film tells the story of two friends who grew up together, Ben and Jody, as they struggle to manage a funky little specialty coffee shop in Jakarta (Filosofi Kopi) that Jody has inherited together with a pile of debt. While Jody handles the business side of things, Ben is the (often-precious) creative genius who really understands both the aesthetics and the philosophy of coffee. The success of the enterprise hinges on Ben's brewing the best house coffee in Indonesia. The backstories of the main characters are explored as the pressure increases, and tensions rise between the two of them.The film is not exactly action packed---it's a bit slow at times---but the dialogues are well-structured and realistic and the acting is good. The movie starts out particularly strong, but tends a little towards melodrama in the last half when the backstories of the main characters are developed. Overall, the story line is charming in its sincerity. The movie is visually strong: the recreation of the environment of the coffee shop and the nice exterior shots of the coffee plantations of Indonesia are particularly notable.

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