Acha Septriasa and Rio Dewanto are seen in a scene from Firasatku. (Courtesy of Starvision)

The power of love can turn your world upside down. It can be sweet, bitter and sometimes even deadly.

Aku Cinta Kamu (I Love You) is an omnibus of four stories inspired by songs composed by guitarist Piyu that focus on that crazy thing called love.

Piala Citra Award winner Acha Septriasa, filmmaker Fajar Nugros, filmmaker Fajar Bustomi and Piyu respectively direct Firasatku (My Premonition), Cinta Itu Adalah (Love Is), Sakit Hati (Heart Broken) and Jernih (Clear).

Firasatku follows Sita (Acha Septriasa) and Randu (Rio Dewanto) in the run up to their wedding. As a wedding organizer, Sita is a perfectionist and wants it to be picture perfect, while Randu, a photographer, could not care less about the preparations.

Sita wants Randu to be more engaged, but he always finds a way to escape.  Sita starts to be suspicious that Randu is cheating on her with Rani (Fanny Fabriana) and stalks Randu'€™s Twitter account and his activities to find out what is going on.

Things get more serious and Sita is left with having to choose between whether to cancel the wedding or wait until Randu explains everything.

In Cinta Itu Adalah, Kim (Kim Kurniawan) is a naturalized German soccer player who is invited by soccer agent Akhmad (Mathias Ibo) to work in Indonesia.

However, Kim does not get what he was promised '€” a luxury apartment, and a contract with the national team '€” instead he lives in a low-cost apartment and plays for a B-class soccer team.

Nevertheless, he gets special attention from his neighbor, Raisha (Eriska Rein) who is secretly obsessed with Kim. But will the two manage to hit it off and will Kim'€™s dreams ever come true?

The third story, Sakit Hati is a short movie about two lovebirds, Gerry (Girogio Abraham) and Lisa (Pevita Pearce), who will soon be separated as they go off to different colleges. Gerry likes to sing Lisa songs in their secret place.

In college, Lisa'€™s life is all about party and booze and often lies to Gerry about her lifestyle. When Gerry finds out about her wild side and that she had cheated on him, the two split up.

While Lisa falls into the arms of another man, brokenhearted Gerry turns to music.

Jernih is a much more lighthearted love story oozing with comedy.

Tora (Dimas Anggara) and his best friend Gofar (Gofar Hilman) sell counterfeit goods and are often caught out by officer Omar (Tri Wardoyo).

On one such occasion, while Omar is chasing the duo, they collide with a beautiful woman, Elena (Manohara Odelia), whom Tora falls head over heels in love with at first sight.

During the heat of the moment Elena'€™s original Louis Vuitton bag is accidentally swapped with Gofar'€™s copy. Gofar accuses Elena of being a thief but she arranges to return the bag.

However, Haji Jo'€™e (Joe P Project) Elena'€™s fiancé, does not take well to the budding friendship between Elena and Tora.

The film is a collection of refreshing love stories with some unpredictable endings.

Thanks to Acha, Rio and Nina Tamam, Firasatku features standout performances. While in Sakit Hati, some scenes between Giorgino and Pevita are a little bit awkward.

Aku Cinta Kamu
(100 minutes, Starvision, Upbeat Publishing, Indie Pictures)

Cast: Acha Septriasa, Rio Dewanto, Fanny Fabriana, Nina Tamam, Kim Kurniawan, Eriska Rein, Piyu, Pevita Pearce, Giorgino Abraham, Dimas Anggara, Manohara Odelia, Lukman Sardi
Directors: Acha Septriasa, Fajar Nugros, Fajar Bustomi, Piyu
Screenwriters: Cassandra Massardi, Angling Sagaran.
Producers: Chand Parwez Servia, Piyu, Reza Servia.

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