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Verses of Love | |
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Indonesian | Ayat-Ayat Cinta |
Directed by | Hanung Bramantyo |
Written by | Habiburrahman El Shirazy Retna Ginatri S. Noor Salman Aristo |
Based on | Ayat-Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman El Shirazy |
Produced by | Dhamoo Punjabi Manoj Punjabi |
Starring | Fedi Nuril Rianti Cartwright Carissa Putri Melanie Putria Zaskia Adya Mecca |
Music by | Melly Goeslaw Anto Hoed Rossa Tya Subiakto |
Distributed by | MD Pictures |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Indonesia |
Languages | Indonesian Arabic English |
Budget | US$1.5 million[1] |
Box office | US$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.
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.