Harkat Wanita

Harkat Wanita
Genre	Mystery drama
Screenplay by	Eddy D. Iskandar
Directed by	Christ Helweldery
Music by	Dwiki Dharmawan
Opening theme	"Harkat Wanita"
Country of origin	Indonesia
Original language	Indonesian
No. of episodes	15
Production
Producers	Ir. Chand Parwez Shanker R.S., B.Sc.
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Starvision
Original release
Network	RCTI
Release	November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01) – February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14)

Harkat Wanita (lit. "Woman's dignity" or "Woman's trait") is an Indonesian mystery drama television series that ran from 1996 to 1997. The series revolves around Asri, a woman who was in a relationship with a businessman named Rudi. Overarching themes include an importance of female empowerment.

Starvision commissioned the series alongside its cast and the composer Dwiki Dharmawan in 1996, after the success of Mutiara Cinta, Nikita and Mentari Di Balik Awan. The title theme "Harkat Wanita" was solely written, composed and arranged by Dharmawan.

Premise

Story

Asri, a woman who have a relationship with a businessman named Rudi. They broke up when Asri having a crush with another man, while Rudi does the same thing with another woman. When Asri drove away from her house, she has many trials during her angst. When Asri buys a medicine at the drugstore, another woman surprisingly introduces herself as Yanni. Ronnie relies that the woman who looking at him was Yani, marking the first time that she successfully revealed her true identity.

Cast

• Ira Wibowo as Asri, who poses as "Yanni" while setting Ronnie's trap after Baskoro's proposal.
• Adjie Pangestu as Ronnie
• Ully Artha as Risma
• Asrul Zulmi as Baskoro
• Devi Permatasari as Yanni
• Adipura as Edwin
• Robby Sutara
• Jane Catherine as Marina
• Dina Lorenza as Rini
• Paywaz as Bobby
• Adjie Massaid
• Surya C. Saputra

Music

In October 1996, it was confirmed that Dwiki Dharmawan became the series' composer. During the scoring session, Dharmawan captured the theme of "female empowerment"[a] with an intuitive and majestic music.[1] He recruited twelve string players to record the musical score at his own studio Kita, located at Bintaro with a 32-track recording.[2] The theme song, "Harkat Wanita", was solely written and composed by Dharmawan.[3]

Reception

Harkat Wanita received generally positive reviews by critics. Suara Pembaruan praised Adipura's antagonistic role as Edwin and calling him "a rapist".[4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
1997	Indonesian Soap-Opera Festival	Best Supporting Actor in a Drama	Asrul Zulmi	Nominated	[5]

Notes

1. Original: ...mengangkat tema keagungan wanita...

References

1. "Teledrama Harkat Wanita didukung artis terkenal". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). October 20, 1996.
2. "Dwiki Dharmawan: Musik Untuk Sinetron Lebih Sulit Ketimbang Film" [Dwiki Dharmawan: Television music is harder than the movie]. Suara Pembaruan (in Indonesian). December 6, 1996. Archived from the original on January 31, 1997.
3. Jaya, Brillianto K. (March 21, 1999). "Keeping track of music in the movies". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024 – via Jawawa.
4. "Perannya Cocok sebagai Pemeras Wanita". Suara Pembaruan. January 10, 1997. Archived from the original on January 30, 1997.
5. "Productions nominated for the 1997 Sinetron Festival". The Jakarta Post. November 30, 1997. Retrieved October 2, 2024 – via Jawawa.