Khalifah

Khalifah (2011)

Khalifah works in a beauty parlor. She marries Rasyid to obey her father and support the family. She becomes a devoted wife and wears the veil on Rasyid’s orders. She soon learns that Rasyid has a strict teaching of Islam, when he later tells Khalifah to wear a full body veil. Khalifah obeys his request, despite her father’s objection. But her neighbors start to perceive her as a terrorist’s wife. Meanwhile, Khalifah’s young neighbor, Yoga, has a secret crush on her. Yoga is the one who sews Khalifah’s veil. One day, Rasyid’s secret life is unraveled and he betrays Khalifah.

Date of release
2011-01-06
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nurman Hakim

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Khalifah is a 2011 Indonesian film directed by Nurman Hakim and starring Marsha Timothy, Ben Joshua, and Indra Herlambang.

Production

Director Nurman Hakim chose the name Khalifah for the title character for its connotations in the Arab world; literally meaning "leader", Khalifah is used for men. He notes that the film was meant to address the controversy over burqas in Europe, such as French, Spanish, and Belgian attempts to ban the veils. Khalifah was his second film, after 3 Doa 3 Cinta (3 Prayers 3 Loves; 2009).

The film was produced by Triximages and Frame Ritz Pictures. Triximages, owned by Nan Achnas and Nurman Hakim, has a history of producing award winning films since the children's film Bendera (Flag) competed in the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2003; Frame Ritz Pictures, though generally working in soap operas and miniseries, had previously produced two feature-length films.

Although the character of Khalifah is 23, 30-year-old Marsha Timothy was cast in the starring role. It was also the feature-film debut of Indra Herlambang, a long-standing television host.

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