Sambut 16 HAKTP, Film LIKE & SHARE Highlights Technology Gempatan Yang Menyebabkan Kekerasan Sexual

Like & Share Player (Puput Puji/VOI)

JAKARTA - The film LIKE & SHARE is ready to be shown on December 8 in theaters. Previously, there would be special screenings in 5 major cities in Indonesia from November 20 to December 5, 2022, namely Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and Medan/Makassar.

A special screening in five major cities of Indonesia was held as an offering to the public in the context of 16 HAKTP (16 Day Anti-Violence Against Women) in the form of film works. The film LIKE & SHARE, starring Aurora Ribero, Arawinda Kirana, Aulia Sarah, and Jerome Kurnia.

This film by director Gina S.Noer explores life from the point of view of two teenage girls, Lisa and Sarah. Lisa and Sarah are exposed to online pornographic content. They try to do various ways to get out of the bad influence of pornography addiction, but the effort is not easy.

The film, produced by Starvision and Wahana Creator, also discusses the trauma experienced from discounting with family, the complexity of sex in the midst of pornography spread on social media, to the fragility of young women experiencing sexual violence either directly or online-based.

"Films can be used as vehicles to convey issues that have been considered taboo, after watching can be discussed. The issue here is very important, I think it is necessary to take any risk to make this film so that the benefits are shared," said Starvision Plus Producer Chand Parwez Servia when met in Senayan, South Jakarta, Monday, November 14.

This film contains explicit scenes and there is a more complicated portion of the complexity of consent in relation so it is intended for adult audiences only. Therefore, viewers need to understand this complexity when watching movies.

"We are trying to make more pieces so we can watch ages 13+. We want to make materials that can be watched at the age of 13," he promised.

As a mother, Gina S. Noer considers this film important because it expresses her anxiety. "As a woman and mother of two teenagers, I try to understand the complexity they and their generation face today. As humans, we must face the harshness of life," she said.

The anxiety began when promoting the film Dua Gariis Biru, there were many hashtags that smelled of protnography that joined in. "From there I was curious about what the condition of people who were having two sex, what the impact would be. It turned out to be a big number," said Gina.

He hopes this film will be part of a step to prevent the number of violence (especially sexual) from decreasing and survivors can recover. "We want to work together to build a more understanding, prevent, and assist victims. That arena, we need to engage in difficult discussions, including watching fictional films that may be uncomfortable, as a way to find solutions together," added Gina S. Noer.

Siti Mazumah as Director of LBH APIK Jakarta appreciated the screening of the film LIKE & SHARE. LBH APIK Jakarta was involved in discussions in the production of the film Like & Share because this is also part of the campaign to eliminate online gender-based violence and the importance of protection for victims," he explained.