Here we have a flic that tells us a love story from a Muslim -Indonesian perspective. Love between two persons takes a backseat as it seems much more important that the foreign groom subjects himself to the cultural and religious preferences of the family of the bride. Imagine roles were reversed. The r....word and "cultural superiority" would undoubtedly be flung into the discussion. This is not a movie that motivates intercultural marriage where one party insists on the other giving up his or her cultural and religious identity. That is not saying that a compromise should not be sought. Alas that is not the lesson that this movie tries to impart. P. S. I am myself interculturally and racially diverse married, hence I think I have a personal experience of the subject.
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