Southeast Asian Thursday Night Movie (Indonesia)

Now in its fourth year, the Southeast Asian Thursday Night Movie continues to build a loyal following of regular film attendees from both the university and local communities.

The series has showcased, often for the first time in Hawaii, more than seventy-five subtitled films which span the diverse and dynamic landscape of cinema in Southeast Asia.

Join us this Thursday for a screening of...

Verses of Love
Ayat-ayat Cinta
Indonesia, 2007, 130 minutes
Indonesian with English Subtitles

Fahri, a dedicated Indonesian student of the Koran in Cairo, is busy translating religious books when his family prods him to think of marriage. But Fahri, who's never been close to a woman outside his family, has his world turned upside-down when he meets four beautiful women: a shy Coptic-Christian woman interested in Islam, the Muslim daughter of a renowned Indonesian cleric, an Egyptian neighbor and a hauntingly beautiful German-Turkish exchange student. The film - a love story set in a religious context, adapted from Habiburrahman El Shirazy's eponymous novel - was a popular hit in Indonesia, breaking all box office records!

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Ticket Information
Free!

Event Sponsor
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Manoa Campus

More Information
Paul Rausch, 956-2688, cseas@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/film.php