the adaptation. Casting The film reunites Dian Sastrowardoyo and Nicholas Saputra who rose to popularity in the 2002 high school romantic drama hit Ada Apa dengan Cinta?. Aside from its sequel Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2, this is the only other film that the two have appeared on screen together. With the two joining Oka Antara, Hannah Al Rashid, and Ayu Azhari, Pamuntjak expressed that she was impressed by the film's cast, having commented "It’s almost like writing the book with these actors in mind because they’re very suitable to play the roles". Filming The production process involved local filmmakers in West Kalimantan. Food stylist Puji Purnama was taken on for the shooting process. The film cost more to produce than Posesif despite cutting the number of locations in half due to high costs of equipment and transportation. The five locations are Jakarta, Surabaya, Pamekasan, Pontianak, and Singkawang. The locations were chosen based on various factors, including logistical requirements and expenses. Production ended on 25 May 2018 after 25 days of shooting. The 21 Indonesian dishes described in the film, chosen based on various considerations during research and pre-production while staying true to the original source included bakmi kepiting, chai kue, pengkang, Pontianak-style fried rice, rawon, lorjuk, soto lamongan, rujak soto, sup buntut, kacang kuah, madumongso, and mi loncat. For the Lantern Festival scene, the crew needed a lot of local extras and bit parts in Singkawang with the ability to speak in Javanese with a Surabayan dialect. Real lanterns were installed in street corners with an actual dragon dance performance taking place to make the scene look more vibrant. Music The film uses a mix of older and newer songs. Music arrangers Ken Jenie and Mar Galo add old jazz pop nuances with well-known songs such as January Christy's "Aku Ini Punya Siapa", a cover of Jingga's "Tentang Aku" by Fe Utomo, a cover of Andre Hehanusa's "Antara Kita" by Monita Tahalea, as well as newer songs such as Yura's "Takkan Apa" and Mondo Gascaro's "Lebuh Rasa" and "Lamun Ombak". Marketing A week before the film's release, four types of dishes associated with each of the four key characters were sold in the cafeteria of the XXI Cineplex theaters to the last day of the film's screening. These dishes were Aruna's fried rice, Bono's waffle with palm sugar, Farish's french fries with sweet sauce, and Nadezhda's iced milk coffee