Movielogr
Tjoet Nja' Dhien (1988)
Directed by Eros Djarot
Overview
Set in 1896, “Tjoet Nja’ Dhien” celebrates one of Indonesia’s great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja’ Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien’s charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.
Length 127 minutes
Actors
Christine Hakim | Slamet Rahardjo | Piet Burnama | Rita Zahara | Roy Karyadi | Ibrahim Kadir | M. Amin | Rudy Wowor | Huib van den Hoek | Rosihan Anwar | Hendra Yanuarti | Kamaruzaman | Fritz G. Schadt | Willemijn van Rijekevorsel | Syarifudin Benhur | Tuanku Djalil | Baron Achmadi | Edo | Hermin Chentini | Herald Meyer | Johan Moosdijk | Robert Syarief | John Iskandar | Joes Terpase | Eko Handoko