Berbagi Suami

As an indonesian people I like this film very much. I think this film is one the best film from indonesia for year 2006.

Its a dark comedy that tell a story about polygamy in Indonesia. divided in three parts, each story connected in a coincidence way. Each part also display polygamy in Indonesia in different perspectives as well.

I think this film will have deeper meaning if one understands the background story and tradition in indonesia. Such as why a smart woman *she is a doctor* still accepted her husband to marry another woman. This condition would be understandable if you understand the religion of that woman, and so on.

Overall as an indonesian people I would like to rate this film as 8/10 for such a interesting storyline. But I imagine it would be 7/10 for common viewer .

I don't understand why many of my mates refuse to see this kind of movie. The kind of film, where for about 2 hours you will see a characters doing their talking. Yes! talking and talking where there are no action or explosive or super hi-tech gadget or even alien from Mars or a Superduperhero try to save the world.

This is why in general, this type of film drama didn't quite make it to be a box office in Malaysia. And I can say that why Malaysian film industry hardly compete with our neighbors country especially in ASEAN in making good film.

Berbagi Suami for me is very good film. It rated 18PL in Malaysian Cinema. The movie tell the story of 3 big women characters in dealing with polygamy in their marriage lives. The film divided its story with this 3 characters each and at some point will give us flash back that will connect to the other characters without even realizing that they share a similar problem.

For me this movie send a very clear message that it reject polygamy. Well.. the film is written and directed by Nia Dinata. A Woman!

I Like this movie very much even I am a man mostly because its storyline, its cinematography and the characters played by the casts.

Even the director put a footage of the Tsunami in Acheh in this film that really touch my heart.

I give 9 out of 10 for this movie. I wonder when will Malaysia my country will produced such a good film like this??

If I put all of my favorites Indonesian films on the wall, "Berbagi Suami" would surely be on the very top.

The idea of intertwining characters; complete with their own unique encounter with polygamy - in so many different circumstances, that accidentally meets along the story is BRILLIANT!! Beautifully presented with precision timing that puts us in complete awe.

The film would surely stab the conscious so many Indonesians that either being involved within or even considering to get into the realm of polygamy.

A surely smart yet amusingly funny in a way, a film really worth watching.

Nia Dinata's sophomore feature weaves together three intertwined stories about polygamy, marriage, and relationships. Handsomely shot, warmly acted, and smartly written with complex but identifiable characters and smart, believable dialogue, 'Berbagi Suami' is an all-round entertaining and thought-provoking classic.

I just got the opportunity to watch this movie on VCD, and it was such a splendid time.

I can definitely say that comparing this film with such a highly pretentious horse s**t as 'Ekskul' was like comparing Heaven and Hell! ('Berbagi Suami' as Heaven, of course...) I honestly can't understand what the FFI-committee thought when they picked Ekskul as Best Picture. Furthermore, that horse s**t also won Best Director!! Oh, come on, give me a f**king break, will you?! Giving a 'Best Director' award to a director that, apparently, disliked 'The Godfather'?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! They should have given the award for Picture and Director to this movie, instead! Berbagi Suami is an earnest, simple film about three families adopting a polygamy way of life, and many consequences (not a few are dire ones) that they have to face. It is funny at times, heartbreaking, and will bring smiles to all the audiences.

Maybe the members of the FFI committee are just too cheesy to pick a film as beautiful as this one.