Verses of Love (2008)

Original title

Ayat-Ayat Cinta

Directed by

Hanung Bramantyo

Genre

drama film

Country

Indonesia

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Indonesian man studying in Cairo navigates love and faith as he meets several women. He must choose between them while staying true to his religious beliefs.

romanticemotionaldevotionalearnestslow-pacedheartfeltdramaticinspirational

What happens

Verses of Love (Indonesian: Ayat-Ayat Cinta) is an Indonesian romantic drama film directed by Hanung Bramantyo and produced by Manoj Punjabi and Dhamoo Punjabi. It features the ensemble cast that includes Fedi Nuril, Rianti Cartwright, Carissa Putri, Melanie Putria, and Zaskia Adya Mecca. It is a romantic religious drama based on the bestselling novel with the same title by Habiburrahman El Shirazy, who also wrote the film along with Salman Aristo and Retna Ginatri S. Noor. While the story is set in Cairo, Egypt, the film was shot in India and Semarang, Indonesia. Ayat-Ayat Cinta was released on February 28, 2008 in Indonesia, May 8, 2008 in Singapore, and June 19, 2008 in Malaysia. Upon release, it was one of the most successful Indonesian films, and the first Indonesian film to reach 3.5 million tickets sold, which was only surpassed by Laskar Pelangi a few months later. Both films are the only films to surpass more than 3 million audiences before the 2010s. A sequel titled Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2, was released on December 21, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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