Synopsis The Other Side, A Story Of High School Boys' Love And Bullying That Affects Mental Health

JAKARTA - The Other Side is ready to be released in theaters on March 17, 2022. This film is adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by Alya Ranti. The Other Side features Davina Karamoy, Bryan Andrew, and Sandy Pradana in the lead roles.

"This is about mental health, dealing with problems, acting with others. It is related to everyone, both teenagers and parents. That's why there are many readers from parents and teenagers. What are the problems with teenagers today and in the past, because the problems are different. the problem is different characters," said the novelist of The Other Side, Alya Ranti at Senayan, Friday, March 11.

Alea is a 16-year-old teenager who decides to move from Jakarta to Bandung, because she wants to forget her ex, Reynand, who had an affair with her best friend. Alea goes to Gempita High School. Alea, who wants to keep herself busy so she can forget Reynand, decides to join the student council. On the first day of student council acceptance, Alea, who was late in rushing to the meeting room, bumped into Revo who was carrying a guitar so that the guitar fell. Alea was silent when she saw Revo.

Revo's figure is very similar to his former Reynand. Arya, the student council president who is known to be fierce, is angry with Alea for being late. Arya asked Alea to fulfill the requirements to seek the signature of the vice chairman of the student council as well as the head of the Broadcasting and Music section. Alea is confident that she can do that, but the other student council members Bella and Vei say that it is very difficult to find the vice president of the student council. Because their student council vice president is the idol of all the girls at Gempita school.

After a few days Alea couldn't find the whereabouts of the student council vice president, and at that time she always met Revo. They always meet under bad conditions, so it looks like they are both annoyed when they meet. Until a moment where when Alea was sentenced to run and then fainted, Revo helped her. Alea told Revo that she was looking for the vice chairman of the student council to ask for an autograph.

Revo immediately took Alea's book and signed it. Alea was getting annoyed because Revo had just signed. Alea doesn't know that Revo is the person she's looking for. Because the student council field that Alea took was the same as Revo's, Alea often met with Revo. They are getting closer every day, even though when they meet, Alea always seems annoyed with Revo. But Revo is always there for Alea when Alea is in trouble. Alea and Revo are getting closer. But they are both proud to express their feelings for each. Alea gets closer to Revo when she helps Revo persuade her mother, Cecil, who is suffering from dissociative amnesia. Cecil, who initially did not want therapy, since he met Alea he wants to join therapy.

Revo also began to be honest with his relationship with his father which was very bad because of his father's treatment of his mother, all the problems faced by Revo made Alea feel that Revo needed someone who cared about her, Alea also began to understand a little why Revo grew up to be a very mysterious figure. They finally started spending time at the hospital every time they came home from school, but Alea and Revo's closeness was a little disturbed when Reynand, Alea's ex, came to see Alea and asked Alea to come back. Alea still doesn't want to go back to Reynand. But Reynand said he would give Alea time, and Reynand would always wait for Alea if Alea needed her. What happens next with Alea and Revo's love story, will Alea return to Reynan's arms, or Revo? Will Reva just stay silent seeing her lover love someone else? Watch it in your favorite cinema.