''Perempuan Berkalung Sorban'', released internationally as ''Woman With A Turban'', is a 2009

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

movies, The film was written by Ginatri S. Noer and

Hanung Bramantyo Setiawan Hanung Bramantyo (born 1 October 1975) is an Indonesian director known for his films ranging from teen romances to religious dramas. After becoming interested in theatre as a child, Bramantyo made his directorial debut with the 1998 shor ...

& directed by Hanung Bramantyo, and stars

Revalina S. Temat Revalina Trinovianti Sayuthi Temat, Revalina Trinovianti Gunawan or better known as Revalina S. Temat (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 26, 1985) is an Indonesian actress and model (person), model of mixed Malay people, Malay and Minangkab ...

Reza Rahadian Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 5 March 1987) is an Indonesian actor who rose to prominence following his role in Perempuan Berkalung Sorban or ''( Woman with a Turban''). Born in Bogor, he took up acting while in senior high school and made his ...

Oka Antara Oka Antara (born Nyoman Oka Wisnupada Antara; 8 July 1981) is an Indonesian actor of Balinese people, Balinese descent. He is best known for starring in the films ''Sang Penari'' (2011), ''V/H/S/2'' (2013), ''Killers (2014 film), Killers'' (201 ...

, and Widyawati. This film was released on January 15, 2009, and produced by Starvision Plus. Based on the novel by Abidah El Khalieqy, telling about Anissa, a

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woman, always understanding of a situation in her life, men always being positioned higher than women in any aspects of life. Anissa wanted man and woman is balance in gender. Anissa thinks in Muslim, the man is greatest than the woman. And the ending, Anissa know one thing that her wrongs and had a special 'chair' in Muslims.

Plot

Anissa (

) comes from patriarchal society revolving around kyais (religious leaders) and religious boarding schools. From childhood, Anissa has always been treated unfairly due to her gender. The only person who treats her right is her uncle, Khudori who encourages her and shows her that there is a different world outside where men are not viewed as superior and women are treated more equally. Anissa’s love for Khudori (

), her uncle, went unanswered as Khudori still is closely related with her family despite not being a blood relative Khudori represses his feeling and goes to Cairo to continue his education. Khudori has always encouraged Anissa to continue her studies, however, Anissa’s father refuses, instead marrying her off to Samsudin (

). As her world falls apart, Anissa finds out that Khudori has returned from Cairo. Khudori cannot do more than embrace and comfort her, just like any uncle to a niece. Unfortunately, Samsudin finds them together, a slander that changes everything. The incident causes the death of Anissa’s father. After continuing her education, she finds that life outside religious boarding school has helped broaden her horizons. Eventually, her path crosses again with Khudori. This time, they decide to marry, even though their marriage takes them farther from their families. In the end, Anissa realises that asking for forgiveness is not a sign that she had done something wrong. In asking for forgiveness, Anissa promises that she will always endeavour to be a good Muslim woman, just like what her father and mother would have wanted.

Festivals

* Film selected in the “ Cinema of the World “ Section of the 40th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa 23 November- 3 December 2009 * Movie References (2009) in Gajah Mada University (Strategy Marketing) & University Islam Negri (Questions and Answers covering the movie) * Screening to France Audience in Lyon France for the South-east Asian Cinema Panorama of the Asian Connection Film Festival 2011 - date 19 - 23 Oct 2011

Cast

* Francine Roosenda * Widyawati * Eron Lebang * Frans Nicholas * Tika Putri * Risty Tagor * Joshua Pandelaki * Leroy Osmani * Cici Tegal * Ida Leman * Berliana Febrianty * Pangky Suwito * Piet Pagau * Nasya Abigail * Aditya Arif * Haikal Kamil

Awards

2009 Indonesian Movie Awards * Best Supporting Actress : Nasya Abigail * Best Favourite Leading Actress :

Film Festival Bandung 2009 * Best Actress :

* Best Supporting Actress : Widyawati * Best Best Cinematography : Faozan Rizal

References

External links

Perempuan Berkalung Sorban – Starvision
{{Hanung Bramantyo 2009 films Indonesian drama films 2000s Indonesian-language films Films shot in Indonesia Films directed by Hanung Bramantyo Films based on Indonesian novels