Southeast Asian Film Series
Starting its fifth year in Sepetember 2008, the Center's popular Southeast Asian Film Series continues to build a loyal following of regular film attendees from both the university and local communities. The series has showcased, often for the first time in Hawaii, more than seventy-five subtitled films which span the diverse and dynamic landscape of cinema in Southeast Asia.
Film screenings are scheduled on Thursdays during the Spring and Fall semesters. All screenings are on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the Center for Korean Studies Auditorium (map).
The Southeast Asian Film Series will return Thursday, September 4, 2008! Join the Film Series Mailing List for upcoming film announcements!
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Spring 2008 Series | Fall 2007 Series
September 4 - Verses of Love - Indonesia
September 4, 6:30 p.m. - Korean Studies Auditorium
Verses of Love
Ayat-ayat Cinta
Indonesia, 2007, 130 minutes
Indonesian with English Subtitles
Fahri, a dedicated Indonesian student of the Koran in Cairo, is busy translating religious books when his family prods him to think of marriage. But Fahri, who's never been close to a woman outside his family, has his world turned upside-down when he meets four beautiful women: a shy Coptic-Christian woman interested in Islam, the Muslim daughter of a renowned Indonesian cleric, an Egyptian neighbor and a hauntingly beautiful German-Turkish exchange student. The film - a love story set in a religious context, adapted from Habiburrahman El Shirazy's eponymous novel - was a popular hit in Indonesia, breaking all box office records!
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Fall 2007 Series | Spring 2008 Series