been credited with starting a wave of other Islamic-themed movies. Other Islam-themed films he has directed include 2009's Perempuan Berkalung Sorban (The Girl With the Keffiyeh Around Her Neck) and 2010s Sang Pencerah (The Enlightener), a biopic of Muhammadiyah founder Ahmad Dahlan. In January 2010, Bramantyo was called as a witness in relation to a Ponzi scheme run by Lihan. One of Bramantyo's films, Asmaul Husna, was reported to have used profits from the scam. In 2011, Bramantyo released the film ?, which follows three families from different religious backgrounds and carries a pluralist message. Later that year, he released two sports films: the football themed Tendangan dari Langit (A Kick from Heaven), and Pengejar Angin (The Wind Chaser), a film sponsored by the South Sumatran government meant to promote the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. , he is working on a film adaptation of Dewi Lestari's novel Perahu Kertas (Paper Boat). Themes Bramantyo's early works were romantic comedies. His more recent films have been noted as dealing with religion's role in a modern world. In an interview with the Jakarta Globe, Bramantyo stated that he would prefer to be known as a director who "fights against stupidity and ignorance", and does not feel that he is a religious filmmaker. Evi Mariani of The Jakarta Post notes that Bramantyo's films have been on both sides of the political spectrum, with his right-wing films more commercially successful. Bramantyo himself has said that he is "intrigued" with leftist ideology. In 2006, The Jakarta Post reported that he was working on a script based on Umar Kayam's short story Bawuk, which deals with the love between a Javanese woman and her leftist husband. Controversy Several of Bramantyo's films have stirred controversy for how they deal with religion. Ayat-Ayat Cinta received criticism for having one of the main characters, Maria, convert from Christianity to Islam. Perempuan Berkalung Sorban was criticized by Muslim clerics, while the nomination of Sang Pencerah for best film at the Indonesian Film Festival also drew controversy, being disqualified as not fulfilling the criteria without further comment. ? received criticism from several religious groups, including the Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam), Indonesian Ulema Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia) and Banser (part of Nahdlatul Ulama) for its themes of pluralism and depictions of terrorism. However, Pengejar Angin received criticism as being overly promotional and commercialized. Bramantyo tends to downplay controversy. In response to