''Three Sassy Sisters'' ( id, Ini Kisah Tiga Dara; lit. ''This Is a Story of Three Maidens'') is a 2016 Indonesian

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Nia Dinata Nurkurniati Aisyah Dewi (born 4 March 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia), better known as Nia Dinata, is an Indonesian film director. Her movies are known for tackling subjects controversial or "risky" in Indonesia such as homosexuality, migrant workers ...

. The film starred

Tara Basro Tara Basro (born 11 June 1990) is an Indonesian actress and musician. Born in Jakarta and educated in Australia, she began her career as a teenaged model before becoming established in the Indonesian film industry. Beginning with ''A Copy of My ...

, Shanty, and Tatyana Akman as the three sisters. It was inspired by 1956 film ''

Tiga Dara ''Tiga Dara'' (Indonesian for ''Three Maidens'') is a 1957 Indonesian musical comedy film starring Chitra Dewi, Mieke Wijaya, and Indriati Iskak. Directed by Usmar Ismail for Perfini, the film follows three sisters who live with their father an ...

'' by

Usmar Ismail Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the cinema of Indonesia. Biography ...

Premise

The film follows three sisters who move to

Maumere Maumere is the administrative seat of the Sikka Regency and the second-largest town (after Ende) on Flores Island, Indonesia. It lies on the north coast of the island and the port is in the north-west part of the town. Administratively the town ...

Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...

to help their father manage a hotel.

Cast

as Ella *Shanty as Gendhis *Tatyana Akman as Bebe *

Titiek Puspa Sudarwati (born 1 November 1937), better known by her stage name Titiek Puspa, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' has selected two of her songs as some of the best Indonesian songs of all time. Biography Puspa wa ...

as Grandma *

Rio Dewanto Rio Dewanto (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 28, 1987) is an Indonesian actor and model of Javanese descent. Career Dewanto began his debut career as film actor when played his cameo role in the two films, titled ''Pintu Terlarang'' (2009) ...

as Yudha *Richard Kyle as Erick * Reuben Elishama as Bima *Ray Sahetapy as Krisna *

Joko Anwar Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic. Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ' ...

as Taxi Driver *Cut Mini Theo as Amanda

Production

Dinata revealed that she had enjoyed watching ''

'' as a child and that she remained awed by the film's beauty. In January 2016, Dinata held a casting audition, ''Mencari Tiga Dara''.

revealed that Dinata herself approached and asked her to be involved in the film. The film was shot in

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...

and

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, from February 23 to March 27, 2016.

Music

''Three Sassy Sisters'' features music by

, Aghi Narottama, and Bemby Gusti of Indonesian indie band

Sore Sore may refer to: * Ulcer (dermatology), a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane * Sore, a mild pain or ache * ''Sore'' (album), by Buzzov*en * Sore (band), an Indonesian rock band * Sore, Landes, a village in the Landes département of France * ...

. It includes two songs . The film's soundtrack, titled ''Music and Songs from the Film Ini Kisah Tiga Dara'', was released on July 20, 2016 through Rooftopsound Records.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Nia Dinata 2016 films 2016 drama films Indonesian musical drama films