Tjoet Nja' Dhien (1988)

Title: Tjoet Nja' Dhien
Original Title: Tjoet Nja' Dhien
Release Date: 1988-10-01
Status: Released
Rating: 8/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: ID
Genres: Drama, War, History
Production Companies: PT Kanta Indah Film, PT Ekapraya Film
Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.
Cast

Christine Hakim
Tjoet Nja' Dhien

Slamet Rahardjo
Teuku Umar

Piet Burnama
Panglima Laot

Rita Zahara
Nya' Bantu

Roy Karyadi
Voorneman (Dutch Officer)

Ibrahim Kadir
Penyair

M. Amin
Teuku Leubeh

Rudy Wowor
Captain Veltman

Huib van den Hoek
Van Heutzs (Dutch Officer)

Rosihan Anwar
Habib Meulaboh