Wanita dan Satria (1941)

Directed by

Rd Ariffien

Genre

comedy film

Country

Dutch East Indies

How it feels

This is a comedy from 1941 about a womanizer named Soedrajat who uses his social status to trick and take advantage of women. In the end he faces consequences for his actions.

light-heartedcomedicmoralisticplayfulsatiricalstraightforward

What happens

Wanita dan Satria (Indonesian pronunciation: [waˌnit̪a dan saˈt̪ria]; Indonesian for The Woman and the Hero) is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) directed by Rd Ariffien and produced by Ang Hock Liem for Union Films that is probably lost. Starring Djoewariah, Ratna Djoewita, Hidajat, Z. Algadrie, and Moesa, it follows a womaniser named Soedrajat who abuses his status to gain women's trust before ultimately getting his comeuppance. Reviews were mostly positive, with one praising the film's depiction of women's issues in a Muslim society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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