Personal details
- Birth Date: 1939-11-28
- Birth Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
- Professions: Producer, Production Manager, Additional Crew
Hendrick Gozali, yeah, that’s a name you probably won’t forget if you’re into Southeast Asian cinema. Born smack in the middle of Jakarta in late ‘39, he’s lived through a pretty wild chunk of Indonesia’s modern history. Dude carved out a serious niche for himself as a producer and production manager. I mean, not everyone can juggle the behind-the-scenes chaos and still crank out movies that actually stick with you. Take “Rasa” from 2009, for example. That film’s got his fingerprints all over it—honestly, you can just feel the care in every frame. But don’t sleep on his earlier stuff either. “Zui mao shi fu” (1978) and “La shou qiang tu” (1972) both have that raw, old-school energy that you just can’t fake. Gozali knew how to work with a tight budget, mad deadlines, and a crew that probably ran on little more than strong coffee and stubbornness. People might not realize how much heavy lifting goes into the production side of things. It’s not just about pointing a camera and calling it a day. Gozali, though, he understood the grind. He had a knack for pulling together talent, keeping the gears turning, and somehow making it look effortless—even when it definitely wasn’t. The guy’s got a reputation for being both a taskmaster and a mentor, which isn’t the easiest combo to pull off in the film biz. Honestly, if you’re into digging up movie history or just want to know who’s been shaping Indonesian cinema behind the curtain, you gotta give Hendrick Gozali his due. The man’s legacy speaks for itself—loud, proud, and totally worth checking out.
Back in the chaotic, neon-soaked days of Southeast Asia’s film boom in the '70s, there was this character, Alex Gouw, cranking out movies left and right. But the real kicker? His brother—dude mostly hung in the background, dodging the limelight, but his fingerprints are all over the scene. You’d never catch him front and center on the posters, but everyone in the business knew who to call when things went sideways. Rumor had it, if a shoot got outta hand (and let’s be honest, those sets were wild), he’d just roll up, flash a grin, and somehow smooth everything over. The guy could talk a tiger out of its stripes. Producers, actors, even the occasional government official—yeah, they all owed him favors. He was basically the fixer, the go-to guy, the invisible glue holding that whole fever dream of an industry together. Funny how the so-called “little brother” sometimes ends up running the whole show.
November 28, 1939
Konidela Ram Charan
Jakarta, Indonesia
85 years old