Assalamualaikum Beijing

Assalamualaikum Beijing (2014)

The day before her wedding, Asma found out that her lover was having an affair with his colleague. Asma also accepted a job offer in Beijing, where she met Zhongwen. Zhongwen's kindness and attention slowly made Asma reopen her heart.

Date of release
2014-12-30
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Guntur Soeharjanto
Collection
Assalamualaikum Beijing Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Assalamualaikum, Beijing!
  • Filmed in: Indonesia and Beijing

Assalamualaikum Beijing is a 2014 Indonesian Islamic romance film directed by Guntur Soeharjanto. Starring Revalina S. Temat, Morgan Oey, and Ibnu Jamil, it follows a young woman who travels to Beijing after leaving her unfaithful fiancé. While writing a travelogue about life in China, including the practice of Islam there, she falls in love with a Chinese man. He converts to Islam so that they can marry, and after she is diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome, he remains by her side.

Production

The film Assalamualaikum Beijing is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Asmarani Rosalba, better known as Asma Nadia. Nadia, a founding member of the Forum Lingkar Pena, considers her novels a means of dakwah (Islamic proselytization). Regarding the adaptation of her novels to film, in a 2016 interview, she explained, "it means it has become a much bigger medium for dakwah. You know, one book can only have around 50 thousand readers.

Assalamualaikum Beijing was produced during a surge in Islamic themed-films with non-Indonesian settings, which also included Ayat-Ayat Cinta (Verses of Love, 2008) and Ketika Cinta Bertasbih (When Love Prays, 2009). It was one of several films adapted from novels by Asma Nadia, which had previously included Emak Ingin Naik Haji (Mother Wants to Go On the Hajj, 2010) and Rumah Tanpa Jendela (A House Without Windows, 2011).

Assalamualaikum Beijing was directed by Guntur Soeharjanto for Maxima Pictures, with Ody Mulya Hidayat producing. Guntur had previously had success with the religious film 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa. The screenplay was produced by Alim Sudio based on a story by Asma Nadia. Cinematography was handled by Enggar Budiono, with music by Joseph S. Djafar and editing by Ryan Purwoko.

The film starred Laudya Cynthia Bella as Asma, Morgan Oey as Zhongwen, and Ibnu Jamil as Dewa. Supporting roles were taken by Cynthia Ramlan, Jajang C. Noer, Ollyne Apple, and Laudya Cynthia Bella. This was the first film for Oey, who had previously gained prominence as a member of the band SM*SH.

Shooting was done mostly on location, both in Indonesia and in China. Scenes shot in China included the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and the Wangfujing shopping district. Several scenes were filmed at the Great Wall of China, requiring a stretch to be closed for approximately 90 minutes.

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