Love in Perth

Love in Perth (2010)

Lola, a shy 16-year-old Indonesian girl, receives a scholarship to study at a famous high school in Perth, Australia. There she meets Dhani, and love begins to blossom in the foreign city.

Date of release
2010-12-30
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Findo Purwono HW

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Australia and Indonesia

Love in Perth is a 2010 Indonesian film. Starring Gita Gutawa, Iqbal Aji Daryono, Petra Sihombing, and Michella Putri, it tells the story of Lola, an Indonesian student studying in Perth, Western Australia, who falls in love with another Indonesian student, Dhani.

Production

Love in Perth was produced by MD Pictures, as represented by Dhamoo and Manoj Punjabi. After the script was refused several times by directors who said that it was too difficult. Eventually, after script changes Findo Purwono HW agreed to direct.

Gita Gutawa, a teenage singer, was cast in the leading role of Lola. Gutawa, who had previously voiced a character in Meraih Mimpi (Chasing Dreams, an Indonesian remake of Sing to the Dawn), said that the character fit her well. However, she noted that it was a challenge, saying that she had to practice extensively in front of a mirror for a scene in which she had to cry. It was her first feature film role.

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