It's Hard To Hold Back Tend In The Toko Check Movie Next To 2, Laura Basuki Fasts Playing Comedy

Laura Basuki (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Laura Basuki is satisfied with acting in comedy genre films, Check Shop Next to 2 which is ready to air on December 22, 2022. In a new sequel to the film that aired six years ago, Laura Basuki replaced Gisella Anastasia in playing the character Natalie, Erwin's lover (Ernest Prakasa).

"I've been waiting for the comedy script for a long time, maybe 10 years ago. Before reading the script (Sek Toko Next to 2), I immediately agreed," said Laura Basuki in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 22.

The Silver Bear award winner for Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival admits the biggest challenge is holding back laughter.

"It turned out that it was hard for him to laugh, during the shooting he just laughed," Laura said, adding that there were times when the scene couldn't be finished because he couldn't stop laughing.

The film Check Shop Next door airs in 2016 and the second film will be screened six years later, but the background story in the sequel is only a month from the end of the first film.

This film still tells the relationship between Erwin (Ernest Prakasa) and Yohan (Dion Wiyoko) and their father, Koh Afuk (Chew Kinwah).

Koh Afuk's family life is different after he no longer owns a shop. However, Erwin had to win the heart of Agnes (Maya Hasan), the mother of her lover, Natalie (Laura Basuki). Erwin had many considerations and put his relationship with Natalie on the brink.

Laura clearly states that she usually doesn't include past experiences or looks for similarities between her personality and the characters she plays. It also applies to Natalie's character in this film.

However, actually there are still a few similarities between Natalie and Laura. "Has parents questioned the boyfriend, Mama asked 'do you want to be with him?'," Laura joked.