Hafalan Shalat Delisa
Hafalan Shalat Delisa is an Indonesian drama film released on 22 December 2011. Directed by Sony Gaokasak and starring Nirina Zubir and Reza Rahadian, the film is based on the best-selling fiction novel by Tere Liye with the same title, which is in turn based on the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The film was shot in Aceh.
Plot
Delisa is a girl from Lhok Nga, a small coastal village in Aceh. She is the youngest daughter of Abi Usman, who works on a tanker ship for an international oil company. Delisa lives with her mother, whom she calls Ummi, and her three sisters; Fatima and twins Aisyah and Zahra.On 26 December 2004, Delisa is at her school practising for a prayer exam when an earthquake occurs, causing a tsunami which floods their village and carries Delisa away. She is rescued several days later by Smith, a U.S. Army soldier who became a volunteer. Her right leg is later amputated due to severe injuries, and her suffering attracts more people's compassion. Smith considers adopting her before Abi Usman reunites with Delisa. She hears that her three sisters died in the tsunami, while Ummi
Delisa rose, amid the grief and loss, in the midst of despair that plagued Abi Usman and other Acehnese people, sharing laughter at each attendance. Although heavy, Delisa has been taught how grief can be a force to stay afloat. Although it seems she did not want the tears to stop flowing, Delisa is trying to understand what it is sincere, doing something without expecting a reply.