Underplayed Gems

Buaya Deli (1978)

Buaya Deli poster
Directed by
Mochtar Soemodimedjo
Genre
drama
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 53m
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How it feels

In Dutch colonial Sumatra, a young woman working on a tobacco plantation catches the eye of two powerful men. Her choices lead to separation from her child, and years later she tries to reunite with her now grown daughter.

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What happens

Buaya Deli adalah film Indonesia pada tahun 1978. Film ini dibintangi antara lain oleh Tutie Kirana dan Robby Sugara. Sebuah melodrama dengan latar belakang perkebunan tembakau di Deli, milik penjajah zaman penjajahan Belanda di Sumatera Utara, Tijah (Tuti Kirana) adalah anak kuli kontrak di perusahaan itu. Kecantikannya menarik perhatian Buaya Deli Bustaman (Reza Pahlawan) dan Tuan Pieter Dikkert (Robby Sugara). Ketika Bustaman mau melamar Tijah ternyata ia sudah diterima jadi pembantu di rumah Pieter Dikkert, dan dijadikan gundiknya hingga membuahkan anak. Meskipun demikian Bustaman tetap menginginkan Tijah. Ketika Tuan Dikkert pulang ke Belanda, Bustaman berusaha selalu menemui Tijah,hingga sempat kepergok Tuan Dikkert. Tijah kemudian diusir, tidak diperbolehkan membawa anaknya, sedangkan Bustaman dinyatakan sebagi buronan dengan ancaman mati. Setelah lama berpisah, atas usaha Bustaman yang sudah insaf, Tijah dapat bertemu kembali dengan anaknya Elizabeth (Ernie Tanjung)yang sudah remaja dan cantik.Buaya Deli, diakses pada 11 Desember 2009 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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