Berdjoang (1943)

Directed by

Rd Ariffien

Country

Dutch East Indies

How it feels

Several villagers in the Dutch East Indies react differently to Japanese military rule during World War II. The film shows their choices and encourages support for the Japanese-sponsored army.

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What happens

Berdjoang (literally "struggle", also known under the title Hope of the South) is a 1943 film from the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). The film, produced by the Japanese studio Nippon Eigasha, is credited as having been directed by Rd. Ariffien, although Ariffien may have actually served as an assistant. Starring Mohamad Mochtar, Sambas, Dhalia, Kartolo, and Chatir Harro, it follows several villagers and their different approaches to Japanese military rule. The propaganda film was meant to draw Indonesians to enter a Japanese-sponsored army and survives, in part, in the Netherlands. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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