Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? English Whats Up with Love? is a 2002 Indonesian film directed by Rudy Soedjarwo. The Indonesian title is a play on words, as Cinta Indonesian for love is also the name of the main character. As such, the title can be translated as Whats Up with Love? as well as Whats Up with Cinta?, meaning the person. The film is coloured with Indonesian mainstream as well as sidestream values, elements of classical culture and politics, and real issues encountered in teen life. The film raised censorship controversies among conservative Muslims in Indonesia, being the first Indonesian teen movie that featured a scene of a passionate kiss. The movie is known as Beautiful Days in Japan. Shortly after its success, Whats Up with Love? was adapted into a sinetron soap opera version.
Cinta is a school poet who has been honored for her work, and, in her final year of high school, she submits a beautiful poem to the yearly poetry contest. However, the grand prize in the contest is awarded to a boy named Rangga. However, Rangga, rather than going to the podium to receive his prize, took offence and retreated to a hiding spot.In direct contrast to Cinta, Ranggas name is rarely heard of in the school, and his best friend is the school janitor. Rangga lives in a lowermiddleclass neighbourhood with his father Yusrizal, whose outspokenness has led to bomb threats from progovernment thugs. Moreover, his parents divorced because of his fathers disengagement from the government office for exposing government corruption. ........
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