Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (2002)

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Ada Apa dengan Cinta? is a 2002 Indonesian coming-of-age romance film directed by Rudy Soedjarwo and produced by Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza. It tells the story of Cinta, a popular high school student whose growing romance with the reserved Rangga strains her relationships with her four closest friends.

Production

In 1997–98, producer Riri Riza wrote a synopsis about a teenage girl named Cinta and her relationship with her mother. The idea later developed into Eliana, Eliana!. Fellow producer Mira Lesmana later used the synopsis's original title, Ada Apa dengan Cinta?, for a new story about high-school students. Mira, Riri and writer Prima Rusdi worked with director Rudy Soedjarwo to develop the new story.

The team interviewed hundreds of Indonesian students while researching the film. In a 2004 interview, Prima said the filmmakers had came up with the issue of domestic abuse while researching the film. She also explained that the political storyline involving Rangga's father was intended to encourage young audiences to think about politics during the Reformasi, Indonesia's contemporary political era following the fall of the New Order regime in 19…

Actress Adinia Wirasti recalled that she was asked to audition in late 2000 or early 2001. She was later called back to meet with fellow actors Dian Sastrowardoyo, Sissy Priscillia, Titi Kamal and Ladya Cheryl, with Nicholas Saputra present on the same day. Mira later recalled that Dian had initially been considered for the role of Karmen before being cast as Cinta.

After the actors playing Cinta's friends had been chosen, Rangga remained uncast. In a 2020 interview with actress Luna Maya, Mira recalled that she and director Rudy noticed Nicholas Saputra in a teenage magazine while searching for an actor to play Rangga. Both were struck by his intense gaze, which matched their idea of the character.

The film was produced in 2001, with Roy Lolang as cinematographer. Nico was in his second year of high school and began filming a week after the other actors because he had school exams. The school scenes were filmed at Kolese Gonzaga, and the book-market scenes in Kwitang, Jakarta.

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