Verses of Love

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Verses of Love
Ayat-Ayat Cinta.jpg
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Indonesian Ayat-Ayat Cinta
Directed by Hanung Bramantyo
Written byHabiburrahman El Shirazy
Retna Ginatri S. Noor
Salman Aristo
Based onAyat-Ayat Cinta
by Habiburrahman El Shirazy
Produced byDhamoo Punjabi
Manoj Punjabi
StarringFedi Nuril
Rianti Cartwright
Carissa Putri
Melanie Putria
Zaskia Adya Mecca
Music by Melly Goeslaw
Anto Hoed
Rossa
Tya Subiakto
Distributed byMD Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguagesIndonesian
Arabic
English
BudgetUS$1.5 million [1]
Box officeUS$13.00 million [2]

Verses of Love (Indonesian : Ayat-Ayat Cinta) is an Indonesian romantic drama film from MD Pictures, Producer 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. While the story is set in Cairo, Egypt, the film was shot in India and Semarang, Indonesia. [3] Ayat-Ayat Cinta was released on February 28, 2008 in Indonesia, May 8, 2008 in Singapore, and June 19, 2008 in Malaysia.

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Upon release, it was one of the most successful Indonesian film, and was the first Indonesian film to reach 3.5 million tickets sold, only to be surpassed by Laskar Pelangi a few months later. Both films are the only film to surpass more than 3 million audiences before the 2010s. In 2016 during the screening of Rudy Habibie, a sequel was confirmed to be in development; to be released in December 2017.

Synopsis

The clever Fahri bin Abdillah goes on scholarship to Egypt to undertake study for a master's degree in Islam at Al-Azhar University, Cairo; his parents had to sell their rice field to help him as well.

Fahri has a plan for his life to be achieved through his perseverance and discipline. He plans to marry when his thesis is accepted. He has yet to have a close relationship with a woman beyond what he had with his mother and grandmother.

Maria Girgis is his first admirer: a Coptic Christian neighbor that, attracted to him for his knowledge of the Al Quran, admits it only in her diary.

The Indonesian student Nurul did not recognize her attraction to Fahri. Nurul, a daughter of a well-regarded Muslim cleric in Indonesia, made Fahri think himself unworthy.

The humble next door Egyptian neighbor, Noura, had empathy for Fahri since he got a scholarship but she romantically interpreted the feelings and this led to an accusation of rape.

Aisha's beautiful eyes captured Fahri's heart and in the metro when Fahri defended Islam from being narrow-minded, Aisha fell in love with him. Before marriage, Fahri sought to satisfy the desire in his heart and follow his religious faith in pursuit of this relationship.

Released

Ayat-Ayat Cinta was scheduled to be released on December 19, 2007, but it was delayed to February 28, 2008, for some reason.

Comparison to novel

In the novel:

Soundtrack

Verses of Love Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
various artists
Released2008
Genre Soundtrack
Length39:27

The film's title track Verses of Love was selected as the lead single from the album soundtrack to promote the film, and met with critical and commercial success. A music video was also made for the single.

  1. "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" (Rossa)— 3:48
  2. "Jalan Cinta" (Sherina)— 4:32
  3. "Takdir Cinta" (Rossa)— 3:32
  4. "Tercipta Untukku" (featuring Rossa) (Ungu)— 4:25
  5. "Andai Ku Tahu" (Ungu)— 4:46
  6. "Opening Scene" (Music Scoring)— 2:41
  7. "Letter From Noura" (Music Scoring)— 1:18
  8. "Thalagi" (Music Scoring)— 1:13
  9. "The Basket" (Music Scoring) 1:06
  10. "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" (Minus One)— 3:47
  11. "Jalan Cinta" (Minus One)— 4:32
  12. "Takdir Cinta" (Minus One) — 3:30

Sequel

During the screening of Rudy Habibie , a sequel for the film was confirmed. [4] It is titled Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2, this time, it was directed by Guntur Soehardjanto, while Alim Sudio and Ifan Ismail writing the script. The film was released on December 21, 2017. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Acts of Faith". 2008-06-15. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Ayat-ayat cinta (Verses of Love) - Box Office Gross". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Di Balik Layar Pembuatan AAC" Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Film 'Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2' siap diproduksi". Rappler (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  5. ↑ Nuril, Fedi; Sandra, Dewi; Islan, Chelsea (2017-12-21), Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2, archived from the original on 2017-11-16, retrieved 2017-11-04
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