Rare on the platform, Netflix offers an Indonesian film that explores the dilemmas of a young woman between attachment to personal traditions and aspirations. Info on the program.
Film adapted from a successful novel by Habiburrahman El Shirazy, a writer well known in his country for his works imbued with religious values, The promises of the heart is a romantic drama straight from Indonesia, a country of which we rarely have the opportunity to see the productions, which has been available since March 31, 2025 on Netflix.
Written by Oka Aurora and directed by Ange Umbara, this film explores the dilemmas of Diyala, a young woman freshly graduated whose family has other projects for her: an arranged marriage. For the casting, production has chosen Indonesian actors. In the title role of Diyala: Beby Tsabina, who has already played in dozens of films, TV and web series. Deva Mahenra has the same trajectory and experience and he is also a presenter.
What is the intrigue of the film The promises of the heart ?
After having graduated as a doctor, what she had always dreamed of, Diyala sees her life collapsing when her father plans to marry her with Roger, the son of the richest businessman in the village, to mop up family debts. In parallel, the young woman must accept that Faiq, the one she loves since childhood, has already found a person to marry.
Which is in the casting of the film The promises of the heart ?
- Deva Mahenra: Faiq
- Beby Tsabina: Diyala
- Caitlin Halderman: Diah
- Dito Darmawan: Roger
- Ismail Arda Irman: Herman
- Vonny Annggraini: Doctor Mutia
- Kiki Narendra: Cosmas
- Alya Rohali: Ambar
- Cinta Dewi: Cempaka
- Have Kassar: Rusli
- Arry Febrian: Dadang
Where to see the film The promises of the heart Streaming?
To look The promises of the heartfilm available since March 31, 2025, You have to subscribe to Netflix. Access to the streaming is done on the condition of paying a subscription. Several possibilities are available to you: a paid subscription whose cost amounts to 5.99 euros per month with the standard Netflix offer with advertising, at 13.49 euros per month with the standard package (without advertising and with two simultaneous screens), at 19.99 euros per month (without advertising and with 4 different screens at the same time).