'I used to make comedy films, but they didn't really go well because of many things.
Producer Intan said the film depicted a common reality in Indonesia.ĭirector Reka said the movie was born out of him being tired with the Indonesian film industry. There is also one cat-fighting scene that looks so real ' with punches, grapples and all - between two beautiful ladies: Lara and her best friend, Chicha (Fiona Callaghan). Reka, who loves random dialogue but who also, interestingly, creates honest scenes, portrays Lara as someone who bravely deals with a guy who rudely teases her in a gas pump station.īoth Sausan, who was nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the Citra Awards in 2005 for her performance in Detik Terakhir (The Last Second), and Intan perform wonderfully. Meanwhile, optimistic Kinaras sees an engagement 'ring', wedding 'ring', pai-'ring', sha-'ring' and ca-'ring'. In conversations between Lara and Kinaras, for example, pessimistic Lara sees five rings in a marriage: the engagement 'ring', the wedding 'ring', bo-'ring', suffe-'ring' and tortu-'ring'. The natural dialogue between Lara and Kinaras is mostly light and casual, but is also meaningful, based on their point of view on life informed by different upbringings. With his strong sense of satire, the director gives a good amount of catchy lines, a real strength of the movie.
Reka has given viewers a film that is solid and fun to watch. Lara and Kinaras have to work hand-in-hand to rescue their loved ones ' and their true adventure begins. Unexpectedly, Salep's men were waiting and they kidnap the kid and Kinaras' husband. Relaxed Lara lets Ambar take the toys, accompanied by Asmaradana. Hours later, the mother and daughter are welcomed by the Asmaradanas as they enjoy a nice dinner together at the couple's house after the incident.Īmbar wants to show her new toys to her mom's new friends, but the toys are left in the car. Once the trick works, Lara promises to return the clothing. Runaway Lara, along with her voiceless daughter Ambar, forces Kinaras to give her some of her clothes to help her deceive Salep's men. Lara and Kinaras are strangers to each other until an incident in a shopping mall rest room one afternoon. Longing for motherhood, Kinaras becomes more and more impatient with her gentle and faithful husband. Meanwhile, Kinaras reaches an uneasy phase of her life because she isn't pregnant after four years of marriage with Asmaradana (Mike Lucock). She decides to quit the job and run away from her pimp husband, Salep (Dwi Sasono). High-class prostitute Lara has just realized she is expecting a second child.
3, features Lara (played by Sausan Machari) and Kinaras (Intan Kiflie), two married women who are going through tough times in their lives in Yogyakarta.
(Courtesy of Anak Negeri Indonesia/X-Code Films)Ĭoming from director and screenwriter Reka Wijaya, the man behind the successful Bajaj Bajuri ' a satirical TV sit-com, Hati ke Hati offers a down to earth story with dark comedic flair. Sausan Machari (left) shares a scene with Mike Lucock (center) and Nayyara Laluntia in Hati ke Hati.