Ada Apa Dengan Rina

Ada Apa Dengan Rina is in Brunei Malay, a dialect used by Bruneians every day.

[1][2][3] The film is also the first to involve fully local creative and technical expertise including cast members.

Spending a lot of time working on a big project for the company together, Hakim and Rina get closer to each other each day.

Seeing the blossoming relationship, Hakim’s mother and friend start pushing him to marry Rina.

The idea of producing a feature film has started when Regalblue Production was first established in 2002.

The film was fully funded by the company itself, with an estimated budget of BND$150,000 (US$120,000), a sum that they have accumulated throughout the ten years.

On February 16, 2013, just one a week from the premiere, the censorship result was out; the film was approved for public viewing in Brunei Darussalam and rated G under the Censorship of Films and Public Entertainment Act (Cap 69).

Ada Apa Dengan Rina team with the Minister of Communication of Brunei (fifth from left) during the film launch on February 17, 2013 at the Times Cineplex, Brunei.
Ada Apa Dengan Rina DVD cover (in low resolution for identification purpose)