Rafi Sudirman Was Shocked By Rudi Soedjarwo's Appointment To Play In The Film When He Faced God

Rafi Sudirman (Virgilery / VOI)

Musician and actor Rafi Sudirman is trusted to play as the main character in director Rudi Soedjarwo's latest film entitled When he comes to God. In the film, which will start airing on June 6, Rafi will play the character Damar, who is one of 4 friends.

Rafi said that at first he was surprised when he was trusted to get the role, especially when he first came to casting he was immediately told to read the script for his film.

"Wow, I got goosebumps at the disco. Because to be honest I was really a fan of Mas Rudi's works and coincidentally when Mas Rudi came the casting was also accidental, then suddenly he was told to read the script and was told to try Damar's role," said Rafi Sudirman at the VOI office, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Monday, May 27.

"I was surprised because previously there were no Indonesian films like this and this is something new, this is something fresh," he added.

Not to mention Rafi can't cover up if Damar's role as a character is quite tough for him because he has his own closeness to the issues raised in this film.

"To be honest, Damar's character is a very tough character. From my side, personally, I used to be bullied, and I also saw my closest friends, my best friend experienced sexual violence," said Rafi Sudirman.

"And Damar himself has very strong messages because it all started with anger, it all started with a misunderstanding and if the environment was not supportive, if the school did not support it, if the family did not support it would end up like Damar," he said.

And for him, Rafi is one example of failing from an environment that fails to provide a sense of security to a teenager.

"And Damar is an example of failure, for example if Damar's own perspective is a failed example, and yes the message is from that environment whether it can impact the positive side of the child and the perspective of Damar," he said.