Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka (2013)

Directed by

Hanung Bramantyo

Genre

biographical film

Country

Indonesia

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

13+

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical film follows the life of Sukarno, from his birth to his role as a key leader in Indonesia's fight for independence from Dutch colonial rule. It shows his political struggles and personal sacrifices along the way.

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What happens

Soekarno (Indonesian: Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka — "Indonesia's Independence") is a 2013 Indonesian biographical film directed by Hanung Bramantyo and written by Ben Sihombing. This film tells the story of the life of the late Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia. Sukarno, who was born with the name "Kusno", was one of the major figures who played an important part in the fight for Indonesia's independence from Dutch colonial rule. This film stars Ario Bayu as Sukarno. On 13 December 2013, the Central Jakarta Business Management Court (PTUN) acceded to an injunction made by one of Sukarno's daughters, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, to halt the film's release. Some film critics had criticised the film for being too commercialised and taking liberties in its depiction of historical events and characters. Subsequently however, on 7 January 2014, the PTUN decided to overturn its earlier decision and allow the film to be shown. The film was selected as Indonesia's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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