Janur Kuning (1980)

Directed by

Alam Surawidjaja

Genre

war film

Country

Indonesia

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

18

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film reenacts a six-hour Indonesian assault on Yogyakarta in 1946. The fighters aim to show their strength against the Dutch. It focuses on the planning and action of this single battle.

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What happens

Janur Kuning (literally Yellow Coconut Leaves) is a 1980 Indonesian war film directed by Alam Surawidjaja and produced by Abbas Wiranatakusuma. Starring Kaharuddin Syah, Deddy Sutomo, and Dicky Zulkarnaen, it follows the Indonesian revolutionaries six-hour assault on Yogyakarta, under Suharto, in a show of force against the Dutch army. At the time the most expensive domestic production ever, the film's title is meant to symbolise the Indonesian people's struggle. A critical success, Janur Kuning received a nomination and two special awards at the 1980 Indonesian Film Festival. It was screened annually on 1 March between 1980 and 1998, but has since been criticised as an attempt to manipulate history and create a cult with President Suharto in the centre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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