TV film disappointing

TV film disappointing

From Republika

I'm a keen observer of Indonesian TV films. A TV film series aired by SCTV and titled Secret of a marriage, starring Ferry Salim and Keke Harun, ended on July 23, 2002.

The last episode has left a problem. Rahmat (Ferry Salim) and Laras (Keke Harun), both breast-fed by the same woman, Mak Ijah, were re-united. They got married because they did not know that when they were babies they were breastfed by the same woman.

In my opinion, an ending like this violates the Islamic teaching as An-Nisa verse 23 says very clearly that a man is not allowed to marry a woman when they both suckled at the same breast. It was really disappointing that at the end of the story, Mak Ijah, who was opposed to this marriage, died.

Star Vision, the producer of this TV film, must ensure that the ending will not violate the teaching of any religion and will not disadvantage adherents of Islam. Then, SCTV must also be more selective in choosing the films to air so that they will not disappoint the viewers.

PETY ANGGRAINI, Kediri, East Java