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Roekihati (1940)

Roekihati poster
Directed by
Othniel Wong, Joshua Wong
Genre
drama film
Country
Dutch East Indies, Indonesia
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young village woman travels to the city and faces troubles. The film is a black-and-white drama made for lower-class viewers.

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What happens

Roekihati is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies. Directed by the brothers Joshua and Othniel Wong and produced by Tan's Film, it follows a young village woman who goes to the city and encounters various difficulties. Targeted at lower-class audiences, it was shot in black-and-white and starred Roekiah and Raden Djoemala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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