Film Hidup Ini Terlalu Banyak Kamu Mengangkat Kisah Pencarian Jati Diri Dan Cinta

JAKARTA - This Life Film Too Many You (HITBK) will be screened in theaters starting November 21, 2024. This film is adapted from the book collection of quotes by Pidi Baiq with the same title.

Producer Raam Punjabi appointed Kuntz Agus as the director. Meanwhile, the script is the result of a collaboration between Titien Wattimena and Pidi Baiq.

HITBK tells the story of Sadali who is ready to study in Yogyakarta, but fate has brought him to be bound by a match with Arnaza, daughter of his father's best friend. Everything changed when he met Mera, the owner of an art gallery who was struggling through the pain of divorce.

HITBK stars Adinia Wirasti, Ajil Ditto Hanggani, Shania Gracia JKT48, Faiz Vishal, and Ciara Nadine Brosnan. Kuntz Agus admitted that he was very interested in this project because HITBK had a very deep story.

"This story has depth, especially because it was set in Yogyakarta in 1998. This moment became a very strong setting for the story of finding the identity and love between Sadali, Mera and Arnaza. There is an unusual love story there, a challenging love story and against the times. There is also an element of the art world that is promoted, then social, politics that revolves around the personal life of the main characters, which I think is very interesting to explore on the big screen," said Kuntz Agus in a media statement, Thursday, November 7th.

"I feel, this is a story about how the past shaped us and how we responded on the journey of life. In addition, I grew up in Yogya in a time that was no different from the setting of the story of this film," he continued.

One spirit with Kuntz Agus when starting this project, Titien Wattimena revealed that she was very challenged because HITBK was adapted from the book collection of citations, not a novel.

According to him, looking for the common thread of all quotes is to make a story that is focused, sharp and intact. "The advantage is that the basic story is already there from Pidi Baiq which was then developed together between the scenario development team and Pidi Baiq," said Titien.

Furthermore, Kuntz Agus explained that the selection of the main characters was related to the thoroughness of the actors exploring emotions in detail and maintaining the dynamics that occurred in the story with complex backgrounds.

"Adinia Wirasti was chosen because she is the most appropriate person, she has the emotional depth needed to play the character of Mera, who has to face many dilemmas, both in her family and in her love relationship. Ajil Ditto is very suitable for Sadali, a young artist who is full of idealism, with his distinctive style of flamboyant but full of unrest. Hanggini brings balance as Arnaza, a character who gives a different perspective in the dynamics of the story. They are the best choice for that," he said.