It was submitted to the 79th Academy Awards as Indonesia's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.

The film tells the intersecting stories of three women: Salma is a gynecologist who questions the morality of polygamy.

Siti is a village girl who gets tricked into a polygamous household in a Jakarta slum.

Ming is a beautiful young waitress who becomes the mistress of a married man to further her ambitions.

Berbagi Suami is a compilation album released under the label Aksara Records in 2006 to accompany the film.