than the popular characters of Cinta and Rangga. The film also attracted the attention of several top government officials. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani commented that the film explores "our culture, feelings, way of socializing, and culinary wealth that we still don’t know about", whereas the Creative Economy Agency Chief Triawan Munaf, father of actress Sherina Munaf, called the film "an effective way to promote Indonesian cinema and cuisine". Reviewers from outside Indonesia have been less positive. Richard Kuipers of Variety felt that while the execution was good and the actors had great performances, singling out Aruna's narration in the film, the story "struggles at first to balance its fun-and-food aspects with the downbeat reality of a looming heath crisis". Wendy Ide of Screen International thought that Aruna's narration is a "flippant but engaging device" but thought that the film relied too much on food shots. Aruna's secondary role as a narrator for the audience was also examined. Purba Wirastama wrote for MetroTV about how Aruna's point of view controls the narrative of the film, noting Edwin's approach to visualizing Aruna's inner voice. Richard Kuipers of Variety felt that Aruna's interactions gave a picture of Aruna's inner feelings, which are often different from what is shown. Wening Ide of Screen International thought that Aruna's side role was a manifestation of the feeling of restraint that could not be separated from Aruna who was used to being protected and processing her feelings in her own mind. This is evidenced by the many scenes that present his side role to the audience with various expressions that encourage the audience to find out what their true heart is which is not even revealed to their friends. Awards and nominations References External links Aruna & Lidahnya on Film Indonesia Indonesian drama films 2018 films 2018 drama films Films based on Indonesian novels CJ Entertainment films