The Professionals (2016) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A betrayed former co-owner builds a specialized team to obtain a security dongle and dismantle the corporate power of his former partner.

Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

Betrayal and Imprisonment

Abi is betrayed by his business partner Reza and sent to prison. The betrayal establishes the personal and corporate foundation of the revenge plot.

Key Events

• Abi Is Betrayed — Abi is betrayed by his business partner Reza. Characters: Abi, Reza Location: Trimitra
• Abi Goes to Prison — The betrayal results in Abi being imprisoned. Characters: Abi Location: Prison
• Abi Leaves Prison — Abi leaves prison and begins planning revenge. Characters: Abi Location: Prison

Recruiting the Counterforce

After leaving prison, Abi decides to retaliate against Reza by recruiting a specialized team. Ferry contributes digital expertise and Sophie contributes action skills.

Key Events

• The Revenge Plan — Abi decides to recruit people harmed by Reza. Characters: Abi Location: Unspecified planning location
• Ferry Joins the Team — Abi recruits Ferry for his digital expertise. Characters: Abi, Ferry Location: Unspecified meeting location
• Sophie Joins the Team — Abi recruits Sophie as the team’s action specialist. Characters: Abi, Sophie Location: Unspecified meeting location
• Trimitra Power Struggle — The former ownership structure becomes central to the conflict over Trimitra. Characters: Abi, Reza, Nicole Location: Trimitra
• Reza Expands Unfairly — Reza grows Trimitra by unfairly raiding smaller businesses. Characters: Reza Location: Trimitra

The Corporate Fortress

Reza controls Trimitra and expands it through unfair raids on smaller businesses. His high-security office becomes the main obstacle to Abi’s effort to reach the company’s secrets.

Key Events

• Reza Expands Unfairly — Reza grows Trimitra by unfairly raiding smaller businesses. Characters: Reza Location: Trimitra
• The Secure Office — Reza builds an office protected by high-level security. Characters: Reza Location: Reza’s high-security office
• The Dongle Target — Abi’s team identifies the dongle as the key to Reza’s secrets. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Sophie, Reza Location: Reza’s high-security office
• Secrets Behind the Dongle — The dongle is believed to provide access to Reza’s hidden information. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Reza Location: Reza’s high-security office

Deadlocks and Discovery

Abi’s team targets a dongle believed to provide access to Reza’s secrets, but repeated attempts reach deadlocks. A small hint about the dongle gives the team renewed direction.

Key Events

• First Access Attempt — The team attempts to obtain access to the protected dongle. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Sophie Location: Reza’s high-security office
• The Team Stalls — Abi and his colleagues repeatedly reach deadlocks in their attempts. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Sophie Location: Reza’s high-security office
• A Small Clue — The team obtains a small hint about the dongle. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Sophie Location: Unspecified planning location
• Reza Detects the Threat — Reza realizes that Abi’s team continues pursuing the dongle. Characters: Reza, Abi, Ferry, Sophie Location: Trimitra

The Security Escalation

Reza learns that Abi’s colleagues are still pursuing the dongle and increases the building’s security. The team faces a more difficult attempt while racing toward the shareholders’ meeting.

Key Events

• Security Tightens — Reza increases the building’s security to stop Abi’s team. Characters: Reza Location: Reza’s high-security office
• The Team Reassesses — Abi’s team must continue despite repeated deadlocks and stronger defenses. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Sophie Location: Unspecified planning location
• Second Access Attempt — The team makes another attempt against Reza’s reinforced security. Characters: Abi, Ferry, Sophie, Reza Location: Reza’s high-security office

The Intended Reckoning

Abi’s plan centers on using the dongle to expose Reza’s corruption, enable his capture by the police, and take over the assets before the shareholders’ meeting.

Key Events

• Dongle Confrontation — Abi’s operation directly challenges Reza’s protection of the dongle. Characters: Abi, Reza, Ferry, Sophie Location: Reza’s high-security office
• Expose Reza’s Rot — The intended use of the dongle is to expose corruption connected to Reza. Characters: Abi, Reza, Ferry, Sophie Location: Trimitra
• Police Capture Intended — The plan aims to make Reza be captured by the police. Characters: Abi, Reza Location: Trimitra
• Assets Before the Meeting — The plan also aims to take over the assets before the shareholders’ meeting. Characters: Abi, Nicole, Reza Location: Trimitra

Story Breakdown

• Betrayal and Prison — Abi’s partnership with Reza collapses, resulting in imprisonment and creating the foundation for revenge.
  • Business Betrayal — Reza betrays Abi, his former business partner and co-owner of Trimitra.
  • Forced Imprisonment — Abi goes to prison before returning with a plan for revenge.
• Return and Revenge — Abi leaves prison and turns his grievance into a planned operation against Reza.
  • Revenge Objective — Abi decides to retaliate against Reza after leaving prison.
  • Strategic Mastermind — Abi relies on his brain and planning ability to organize the operation.
• Specialist Recruitment — Abi assembles a team whose different capabilities address the challenges of Reza’s secure company.
  • Digital Expertise — Ferry joins the operation as its digital expert.
  • Action Capability — Sophie joins as the team’s action specialist.
• Corporate Power Struggle — The conflict is tied to Trimitra’s ownership, Reza’s management, and the coming shareholders’ meeting.
  • Unfair Expansion — Reza makes Trimitra larger by unfairly raiding smaller businesses.
  • Ownership Stakes — Abi and Nicole are connected to Trimitra as owners while Reza runs the company.
• The Dongle Hunt — Abi’s team seeks an unknown dongle believed to unlock Reza’s secrets.
  • Hidden Security Key — The dongle’s location and physical form are initially unknown.
  • Deadlocked Attempts — The team’s efforts repeatedly reach dead ends before a small hint appears.
• Fortress Under Pressure — Reza’s secure office and his awareness of the threat make the operation increasingly difficult.
  • High Security Office — Reza builds an office with a high level of security.
  • Defenses Intensify — Reza increases building security after learning that Abi’s team continues searching.
• Planned Reckoning — The dongle is intended to expose Reza’s corruption and change control of Trimitra’s assets.
  • Expose The Rot — Access through the dongle could dismantle the corruption connected to Reza.
  • Assets Before Meeting — The plan aims to enable Reza’s capture and take over assets before the shareholders’ meeting.

Directed by

Affandi Abdul Rachman

Key Cast

• Fachry Albar — Abi
• Arifin Putra — Reza
• Lukman Sardi — Corko
• Cornelio Sunny — Ferry
• Richard Kyle — Jo