Love for Share (Indonesian: Berbagi Suami) is a 2006 Indonesian film directed by Nia Dinata. It tells three interrelated stories. It was submitted to the 79th Academy Awards as Indonesia's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.[1] The film received Golden Orchid Award as Best Foreign Language Film at the Hawaii Film Festival in 2007.

Berbagi Suami
Poster
Directed byNia Dinata
Written byNia Dinata
Produced byElza Hidayat
Claud Kunetz
Constantin Papadimitriou
StarringJajang C. Noer
Shanty
Dominique Agisca Diyose
El Manik
Tio Pakusadewo
Lukman Sardi
Nungki Kusumastuti
Ria Irawan
Ira Maya Sopha
Winky Wiryawan
Rieke Diah Pitaloka
Reuben Elishama
Atiqah Hasiholan
Janna Soekasah
Melissa Karim
CinematographyIpung Rahmat Syaiful
Edited byYoga Krispatama
Music byAghi Narottama
Bemby Gusti
Ramondo Gascaro
Production
companies
Kalyana Shira Films
WallWorks
Distributed byKalyana Shira Films
Release date
  • March 23, 2006 (2006-03-23)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

The film tells the intersecting stories of three women: Salma is a gynecologist who questions the morality of polygamy. But as a faithful Muslim, she accepts her polygamous husband, despite the problems he causes. Siti is a village girl who gets tricked into a polygamous household in a Jakarta slum. Ming is a beautiful young waitress who becomes the mistress of a married man to further her ambitions.

Cast

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Cameos

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  • Ikke Nurjanah as herself
  • Lula Kamal as Dr. Lula
  • Alvin Adam as Dr. Joko
  • Dewi Irawan as Professor Opponent of Polygamy
  • Maudy Koesnaedi as Talkshow Presenter
  • Laudya Cynthia Bella as the fourth wife
  • Aming as taxi driver
  • Erwin Parengkuan
  • Wak Ujang
  • Yuanita Christiani as Cik Linda's daughter
  • Ronny P. Tjandra as Koh Afung
  • Rusdi Rukmarata as acting coach

Soundtrack

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OST. Berbagi Suami is a compilation album released under the label Aksara Records in 2006 to accompany the film. Musicians on the album include the indie rock group Sore.

References

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  1. ^ "Upaya Indonesia Mencari Peluang". Suara Pembaruan (in Indonesian). 2007-11-23. OCLC 18550203. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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