Ayat-Ayat Cinta is an Indonesian film

Cinema of Indonesia

Though the cinema of Indonesia has a long history, the industry is currently struggling and developing.-Colonial era:The first film made in Indonesia was the 1926 silent film, Loetoeng Kasaroeng, by Dutch directors G. Kruger and L. Heuveldorp...

 by Hanung Bramantyo

Hanung Bramantyo

Setiawan Hanung Bramantyo , better known as Hanung Bramantyo, is an Indonesian director known for his films ranging from teen romances to religious dramas....

 starring Fedi Nuril, Rianti Cartwright

Rianti Cartwright

Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright is Indonesian actress, model, presenter and VJ. She's best known for her leading role as 'Aisha' in a romantic religious Indonesian hit movie "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" in 2008 and become a VJ for MTV Indonesia since 2005.-Early life:Cartwright was born of a Welsh father and...

, Carissa Putri

Carissa Putri

Carissa Putri Soelaiman is an Indonesian actress and model best known for her role as Maria Girgis in the romantic religious Indonesian hit movie "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" in 2008 and "The Tarix Jabrix" on the same year.Carissa is the daughter of Ris Isa Soelaiman and Lilly S.P., an Indonesian actress...

, Melanie Putria, and Zaskia Adya Mecca

Zaskia Adya Mecca

Zaskia Adya Mecca was born in Jakarta on September 8, 1987. She is an Indonesian actress.-Career:Mecca started her career as a model. Because of her success as a model, she moved to television acting as a support player in Bidadari...

. It is a romantic religious film which is based on best-selling novel

Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 with the same title by Habiburrahman El Shirazy. The story is actually based in Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

, Egypt

Egypt

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, but instead of shooting in Cairo, the movie was shot in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and Semarang

Semarang

- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. Ayat-Ayat Cinta was released on February 28, 2008 in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, May 8, 2008 in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, and June 19, 2008 in Malaysia.

Synopsis

Ayat Ayat Cinta is the tale of a virtuous Muslim protagonist who overcomes all obstacles in life maintaining pure ideals.