JAKARTA - Irish Ise Hutasoit may still sound foreign to Indonesian audiences. His name has not adorned the world of entertainment much, but he is trying to continue to show his acting through any medium.
Recently he had the opportunity to play a role in the film Kuntilanak 3. In this film directed by Rizal Mantovani, Irish becomes a teacher who is trusted by the principal at Mata Hati School.
"I as Ms. Stefani. Ms. Stefani is a cold person, no emotion. You really can't predict what he's going to do. But because he was the first person to meet a child's family who wanted to go to school, he was forced to be nice to people," explained Irish Ise Hutasoit to VOI some time ago.
"I am the headmaster's right hand. Anything he wants to find out through me. All the children's information I would know. The situation at home I would know," he added.
That role was not the main character, but Irish Ise Hutasoit said he was satisfied with the result. Moreover, this is his first project in the world of the big screen and he acts a lot with children.
“Our shooting atmosphere is much better. I might be lucky because I like working with children,” said Irish Ise recalling those days.
Irish Ise has acted in five soap opera titles. Some of them even succeeded in gaining the interest of the Indonesian audience, but he never stopped working. Of course there are a number of differences between playing soap operas and movies.
"I noticed that when I was shooting, it didn't improve at all and had to match the script. Compared to soap operas, we still love our personality in films. I watched it in movies because of his role but I didn't see Ise at all, but in soap operas, Ise's character is there,” said the woman on April 7th.
“What's good is that the preparation for the film is much longer and if it's a soap opera, we can get the script - memorize it. When I was in the film, I was much deeper into my character as Stefani than in soap operas or web series," said Irish Ise.
Therefore, he did not refuse when he got the role of Stefani in the film Kuntilanak 3. The reason is that this role is something he has not seen in soap operas, such as other horror films.
"I'm really excited because I like exploring antagonist roles the most. There are many directions we can follow to become antagonists,” said Ise.
In addition, he also considers the film Kuntilanak 3 to have a premise that is rarely found in Indonesian films.
“The fun of the film is not only for horror content. We feel a bit jumpscare but I think this is suitable for children. It's a horror for families, there's a lot of something in the film that I think is wow and has never existed in Indonesia," he said firmly.
Breaking the Stigma of Half-Blood Actress
Batak-Dutch blooded, Irish Ise is one of the mulatto actresses in the entertainment industry. Often mulatto actresses are considered easier in getting opportunities from soap operas and films because of their beautiful faces.
This woman who was born in The Hague admitted that she had often heard the chatter. But he also has reasons why it doesn't always happen in the entertainment industry.
“I understand what it means to get more work. I myself and many mulatto artists must have heard "You get a job because you are beautiful" said Irish Ise in agreement.
"About acting, we can't lie, we have an accent, we can't lie, we have whiteness. That's what makes it difficult for us to get a job in the film. But in terms of looks, you can win a little, but honestly, many Indonesian women are very beautiful," he said.
After filming, beauty alone is not enough. There is more work to be done. He had to adapt the language, especially the accent.
He considers the accent as one of the shortcomings, especially for several things such as local brands and others.
“The most difficult thing when filming was the accent because they wanted me to act like an Indonesian, not a half-blood. That's the most difficult," he continued.
"There are pluses and minuses. In my opinion, there are more positives, like in the soap operas, web series, photo shoots, it's a fact that Asia likes Caucasian faces. Especially in Indonesia, which is tall and others. But there are also drawbacks, in big national brands they want Papuan (native women), China, usually only one Caucasian and if you have chosen, you will continue to use it," he explained.
An Irish Ise also knows that taking care of beauty is necessary but he is not the type of person who does the treatment.
"When it comes to skincare, I only use soap to wash my hands or body, now it's a moisturizer for me," said Ise.
"Moisturizer is very important if the skin is moist it is easier to heal. But if our skin is dry, the scars are visible. That's what I can do for my skin," she said.
Ise also revealed that even though he is a public figure, he doesn't have a special budget for skincare. He prefers to buy when he needs the product.
"Every time I run out, I buy it because skincare is not too expensive and my skin doesn't need expensive ones, just accept it," said Ise.
An Irish Ise has also experienced a feeling of insecurity about his body but he has passed that period.
“I used to see that if you were wearing red lipstick, maybe other people wouldn't see it, but it wasn't symmetrical. I will never be satisfied to be honest,” said Irish Ise.
Apart from this, Irish Ise hopes that his career will continue to advance and his film projects will continue to grow.
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