Di bawah lindungan ka'bah (Under the protection of ka'bah)

Due to hectic schedule,it's been a long time since the last post in this blog.

This time,it's about a movie which i've seen on Astro.Titled 'Di bawah lindungan Ka'bah' (Under the protection of Ka'bah),this film was adapted from the novel of the same title,written by renowned Muslim Scholar in Southeast Asia (Indonesia,Malaysia,Singapore & Brunei Darussalam),Professor Dr.Hamka (real name : Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah) (B.1908-D.1981).

The film was made in 2011,with its main cast:

Laudya Cynthia Bella : Zainab
Herjunot Ali : Hamid
Didi Petet : Haji Ja'far (Zainab's father)
Widyawati : Nyonya Ja'far (Zainab's mother)
Jenny Rachman as Hamid's mother.

2011 Theatrical Poster

Previously,there was a film with the same title,made in 1981,with Cok Simbara,Camelia Malik and Mutiara Sani as the cast.However,there are criticism that the 2011 remake was way off from the 1981 film,and also the novel itself.The 1981 film was mostly based on the Minangkabau struggle against the Dutch colonial forces,while the 2011 film was based on a story of a 2 person,liking each other,but unable to marry due to social differences.