''Broken Hearts'' is a 2012

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n film written and directed by Helfi Kardit, and stars

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and

Reza Rahadian Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born on 5 March 1987) is an Indonesian actor, model, singer and director of Persian and Ambonese descent. He was Chair of the Indonesian Film Festival for the period 2021 to 2023. Early life He was born to an Iranian f ...

Plot

When Olivia's (

) boyfriend, Jamie (

), disappears without any warning, Olivia's life becomes cold and empty. For Olivia, Jamie will always be her first and last love and when he leaves, her trust in men is destroyed, believing that all guys are liars and thieves that steal the hearts of women. With her broken heart, Olivia has a hard time trusting anyone, even when she meets Aryo (Darius Sinathrya), a friend of Jamie. Aryo, asked to comforting Olivia by Jamie, becomes closer and closer to Olivia. Jamie who asked Aryo to replace him with Olivia, as he has suffered complications with

anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by Calorie restriction, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. Individuals wit ...

. Because of the rarity of cases in young men, Jamie requires constant medical attention and has a short prognosis. As Aryo and Olivia fall deeper in love, Jamie, watching, begins to experience jealousy and doubts. What will Jamie do? Will Aryo give up Olivia for his friendship with Jamie?

Cast

as Olivia *

as Jamie * Darius Sinathrya as Aryo *

Meriam Bellina Ellisa Meriam Bellina Maria Bamboe (born 10 April 1965), or better known by her stage name as Meriam Bellina, is an Indonesian actress who has won three Citra Awards and acted in more than 50 films. Born and raised in Bandung, she dropped ...

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Melly Goeslaw Melliana Cessy Goeslaw (born 7 January 1974) is an Indonesian singer, songwriter, politician, and actress. Born in Bandung, Melly Goeslaw began singing in the fifth grade, then began writing songs and took work as a backing vocalist for Elf ...

*Anto Hoed

Production

The scenario was first worked on by Helfi Kardit in 2002 and originally titled ''Ikhlas''. Darius Sinathrya was contacted to star in this film two weeks before the shooting because the previous actor who was supposed to play Aryo could not play it because of scheduling clashes. Reza Rahadian reduced his weight by for this film.

and

Anto Hoed Anto or Antos may refer to: * Anto (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name * Antos (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name * Antofagasta PLC, stock symbol ANTO * Antăș (Hungarian: ''Antos'') ...

were the music directors of this film. "Broken Hearts", one of the songs of the film's soundtrack, is a duet between Rahadian and

Acha Septriasa Jelita Septriasa (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 1 September 1989), known professionally as Acha Septriasa is an Indonesian actress, singer, and model of Minangkabau descent. Biography Acha Septriasa was born Jelita Septriasa in Jakarta, Indon ...

, and Rahadian directed its music video.

Reception

According to

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, "the whole mood was mobilized to drain the audience's tears", even though the film does not give any explanation for anorexia. Puput Puji Lestari from Kapanlagi.com considered this film to be Helfi Kardit's best work.

References

External links

Broken Hearts
on Starvision * Indonesian musical films Films scored by Melly Goeslaw Films scored by Anto Hoed Films directed by Helfi Kardit 2010s Indonesian-language films 2012 musical films {{Indonesia-film-stub