accuracy, blatant product placements, and straying from the source material, surmising that Saputra had "use[d] only the novel's opening and closing". Some characters, introduced via adaptation, were criticized as being "bland". In summary, he wrote that although the film was not necessarily bad, the city of Padang was "the only solid character". Ekky Imanjaya, writing for Detik.com, wrote that the product placement was overdone and that the lead Hamid seemed weak, instead of the intended patient; he summarized by saying that Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah, like Punjabi's earlier production Ayat-Ayat Cinta, was overly commercialized. Puput Puji Lestari, writing for KapanLagi.com, also noted the lack of attention to historical detail and use of product placement and considered it distracting. However, she summarized that it did not detract from the mood of the film or the quality of the acting by Pepet and Rachman. The film was Indonesia's submission to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but it did not make the final shortlist. See also List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Footnotes Bibliography External links 2011 films 2010s Indonesian-language films 2011 drama films 2010s teen drama films Films based on Indonesian novels Indonesian teen drama films Films set in the 1920s Films directed by Hanny Saputra