7 Films About Santri, Show the Exciting Life of Pesantren!

The film titled 3 DOA 3 CINTA tells a story about life and love in a pesantren, such as a santri who falls in love with a village dangdut singer. This film was produced in 2008, and in the film 3 DOA 3 CINTA, Dian Sastrowardoyo and Nicholas Saputra reunite as the main cast.

Well, if the movie PEREMPUAN BERKALUNG SORBAN was released in 2009 and directed by Hanung Bramantyo. The film was based on a novel with the same title in 2001. In addition, this film is also starred by Revalina S. Temat, Joshua Pandelaki, Nasya, Abigail, Widyawati, Oka Antara, Reza Rahadian, and Ida Leman. A little story in this film is about a woman named Anissa (Revalina S. Temat) who becomes a very intelligent, smart, and brave woman living in the environment and traditions of Conservative Islam in a small pesantren in East Java. Then, Anissa learns that the true and right way of life is only through the Qur'an, Hadith, and Sunnah.

The film released on March 1, 2012, titled NEGERI 5 MENARA is a film about the Santri Day. This film is starred by several famous artists such as Gazza Zubizareta, Sakurta Ginting, Lulu Tobing, and David Chalik. A little story about this film is a dream that Alif has to fulfill his dreams from junior high school to college in order to be able to study in his desired place. However, dreams are just dreams. Alif's mother wants him to enter the Pondok. At first, Alif didn't want to, but eventually, Alif reluctantly obeyed his parents' command. When he entered the Pondok, Alif felt brokenhearted and even isolated himself. As time went by, Alif finally could gather with his friends and eventually felt comfortable in the Pondok.

Different from the previous film, PESANTREN IMPIAN which was released on March 3, 2016, is an Indonesian psychological horror drama film. This film is starred by several artists such as Prisia Nasution, Fachri Albar, Dinda Kanyadewi, and Indah Permatasari. This film tells the story of several girls who receive mysterious invitations to stay at Pesantren Impian, this secluded boarding house was established by Gus Budiman.

The film CAHAYA CINTA PESANTREN is adapted from the novel Cahaya Cinta Pesantren, this film was released in October 2016. Several famous artists also starred in this film such as Yuki Kato, Febby Blink, Veby Palwinta, Silvia Blink, Rizky Febian, and many more. A little story in this film is about a fisherman's child in Lake Toba named Shila who wants to enter a favorite public high school, but Shila does not pass and is finally enrolled in a private high school, on the other hand, due to his parents' economic limitations, Shila is persuaded to become a student at the Pesantren. Eventually, she enters, but Shila has to adapt and already has three friends. Feeling unhappy at the pesantren, Shila and her friends run away from the pesantren. But fate brings Shila and her friends back to the pesantren.

The movie KALAM KALAM LANGIT is also a movie that contains the day of the santri, this religious drama genre film was released on April 14, 2016. This film stars Elyzia Mulanchela, Dimas Seto, and Ibnu Jamil. A little story about this film is about a young man named Ja'far (Dimas Seto) who has a dream of becoming a champion of MTQ. Ja'far's desire is opposed by his father, until he receives a scholarship offer from a pesantren. Over time, Ja'far, who is pursuing his dreams, needs many tests, especially with the difficult economic situation of his family and his father's illness. Nevertheless, Ja'far continues to pursue his dreams with enthusiasm.

The movie THE SANTRI is a drama action genre film that will be starred by Emil Dardak, Guz Azmi, Vev Zulfikar, and Warda Mansur. This film was planned to be released simultaneously with National Santri Day on October 22, 2019, today, but the screening had to be canceled. The screening of this film is planned to be held not directly in Indonesia but abroad. Previously, THE SANTRI film received criticism shortly after the trailer was launched because it did not reflect the life of santri. In fact, there have been movements in several regions to boycott the film.