Proceedings of International Conference on Language, Literary and Cultural Studies (ICON LATERALS 2016) Widyaloka Auditorium, Universitas Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran, Malang, October 29, 2016 1 Remapping the World in Indonesian Islamic Films Thomas Barker School of Modern Languages and Cultures/University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Malaysia Thomas.Barker@nottingham.edu.my ABSTRACT Following the release and success of Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2008) set mostly in Cairo, many subsequent Indonesian Islamic-themed films have been set overseas. For Islamic-themed films such as Ketika Cinta Bertasbih (2008), it has been argued that the Egyptian setting enhances the film’s Islamic credentials. More recent Islamic-themed films have moved away from the Middle East to feature stories set in Europe, South Korea, and mainland China. These overseas settings appeal to the audience’s cosmopolitan desires for travel, sightseeing, and exotic foods. Beyond cosmopolitanism- as-consumption though, to what extent do these films engage with cosmopolitan ethics? Looking at four recent Islamic-themed films – 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (2013), Assalamwalaikum Beijing (2014), Haji Backpacker (2014), and Jilbab Traveller - Love Sparks in Korea (2016) – I explore the extent to which they create the possibility for a cosmopolitan ethics as the Indonesian characters encounter others of different cultures and faiths. I argue that the four chosen films opt instead to remain rooted in an Indonesian Islamic worldview and thereby only evoke a limited cosmopolitan ethics. Although the films are presented as potentially cosmopolitan, they merely serve as a means of proselytization by remapping the world according to an Indonesian Islamic perspective.