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Tjoet Nja' Dhien

Film Synopsis

“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.” (Imdb)

Tjoet Nja Dien was technically groundbreaking in Indonesian cinema. It was the first Indonesian film to use Dolby stereo, and the D.O.P of the film, George Kamarula, gave the picture a more ‘European’ look. The film was praised for its lighting.

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Film Details

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Language: Malay (inc. Malaysian and Indonesian)

Original Production Country: Indonesia

Original Release Year: 1988

Original Elements Held By: Eye Filmmuseum

Original Distribution Company: 

Production Company: Eka Praya Film

Executive Producer: 

Producers: Eros Djarot, Alwin Arifin, and Alwin Abdullah

Director: Eros Djarot

Writer: Eros Djarot

Cinematography: George Kamarullah

Editor: Karsono Hadi

Sound Editor: Hartanto and Phil Judd

Music/Score: Christo Curtis, Idris Sardi

Narrator: 

Other Credits: With: Christine Hakim, Piet Burnama, Rudy Wowor, Slamet Rahardjo

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

Colour System: Colour

Colour Process: 

Duration: 108 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Netherlands

Country Restoration First Screened: 

Lab Image Restored By: Eye Filmmuseum, Haghe Film and IdFilmCentre Foundation

Lab Audio Restored By: Haghe Film

Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: NFSA

Restored Elements Held By: Eye Filmmuseum

Restoration Funded By: Eye Filmmuseum and IdFilmCentre Foundation

Restoration Premiere: 

Restoration General Release Date: 

Screening Rights Held By: Eros Djarot and Alwin Abdullah

BD/DVD Release: 

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Awards
  • 9 Citra Awards at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festival
  • In competition of the International Critics' Week Cannes Film Festival 1989
Film Facts

The film was well received in Indonesia, winning 9 Citra Awards at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festival. It was chosen as Indonesia’s submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not become a nominee. It was also the first Indonesian movie chosen for screening at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded Best International Film in 1989. Tjoet Nja Dhien, that was premiered in Cannes in the section Un Certain Regard in 1989.

This version was edited for festival distribution, which was different than the original cut shown in Indonesia.

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Since 2012, Restoration Asia has been a showcase for the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors in their efforts to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia.

Restoration Asia is coordinated by OWL Studio, and is designed for archivists, scholars, students and professionals as well as those with a shared passion for the preservation and restoration of Asian Cinema & Asia’s cinematographic history.

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