Directed by Riri Riza, Bebas is slated to hit theaters on Oct. 3. The movie is an adaptation of the 2011 South Korean film Sunny. 

The plot sees stay-at-home-mom Vina (Marsha Timothy) trying to get her high school gang –– the eponymous Bebas –– together for one last reunion before member Kris (Susan Bachtiar) succumbs to a terminal illness.

According to Mira, she wanted to set the film in the 1990s as it was a meaningful decade for both her and Riri, noting that their debut as directors came in the era with the 1998 film Kuldesak (Cul-de-sac).

Riri said that the idea to adapt Sunny came from Korean distribution company CJ Entertainment, which had screened Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? (What’s Up With Cinta?). Sunny was a movie the company wanted to be remade in numerous countries.

“The story is relevant enough to be made into an Indonesian movie, as went through a [similar] memorable experience in high school. For me, recreating a 1990s high school experience — but one that’s still contemporary — is [to make a] shared experience we’ve all been through,” she said.

Bebas’ storyline closely follows that of Sunny, from the where-are-they-now plot device right down to the ending scene. However, some details were changed in order to fit Bebas into 1990s Indonesia.