Whispering Sands is a 2001 film

2001 in film

The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

 Indonesian

Cinema of Indonesia

Though the cinema of Indonesia has a long history, the industry is currently struggling and developing.-Colonial era:The first film made in Indonesia was the 1926 silent film, Loetoeng Kasaroeng, by Dutch directors G. Kruger and L. Heuveldorp...

 drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim

Christine Hakim

Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim , also known by the popular name Christine Hakim, is an Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist. Born to a devout Muslim family of a mixed-race background in Jambi, she grew up in Yogyakarta, aspiring to be an architect or psychologist...

 and Dian Sastrowardoyo

Dian Sastrowardoyo

Diandra Paramita Sastrowardoyo , more popularly known as Dian Sastro or Dian Sastrowardoyo, is an Indonesian model and actress....

 as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless sand

Sand

Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...

 dunes.

Plot

Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother. Forced to move inland from their seaside home to a desert of constantly shifting sands, the pair settle down to their familiar antagonism. Finally, Daya sees a vaguely familiar face shuffle in from across the wasteland.

Cast

• Christine Hakim
  Christine Hakim
  Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim , also known by the popular name Christine Hakim, is an Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist. Born to a devout Muslim family of a mixed-race background in Jambi, she grew up in Yogyakarta, aspiring to be an architect or psychologist...
  
   as Berlian
• Dian Sastrowardoyo
  Dian Sastrowardoyo
  Diandra Paramita Sastrowardoyo , more popularly known as Dian Sastro or Dian Sastrowardoyo, is an Indonesian model and actress....
  
   as Daya
• Slamet Rahardjo as Agus (Daya's father)
• Didi Petet
  Didi Petet
  Didi Petet is an Indonesian actor and TV and film director best known for starring as Emon in the Catatan si Boy series of films in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Filmography:*Catatan si boy .... Emon...
  
   as Suwito

Festivals and awards

The film has been screened at many film festivals worldwide. Awards include:

• Best New Director, Cinematography and Sound: Asia Pacific Film Festival
  Asia Pacific Film Festival
  The Asia Pacific Film Festival, first held in 1954, is film festival held annually in an Asian country designated by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific.Awards are handed out for:*Best Film*Best Director...
  
   2001
• Best Actress: Deauville Asian Film Festival
  Deauville Asian Film Festival
  The Deauville Asian Film Festival takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema...
  
   2002
• Best Actress: Singapore International Film Festival
  Singapore International Film Festival
  The Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
  
   2002
• Asian Tradewinds Special Jury Prize: Seattle International Film Festival
  Seattle International Film Festival
  The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
  
   2002
• Special Mention from Netpac July: Brisbane International Film Festival
  Brisbane International Film Festival
  Brisbane International Film Festival held in Brisbane provides a focus for film culture in Queensland, Australia. The festival has taken place since 1992 and focuses on films from the Asia-Pacific region. The event offers films including features, documentaries, shorts, experimental, silent films...
  
  2002