Lion of Karawang Bekasi

Overview

Set during the war between Dutch/Allied troops and the people of Cibening Cakung in 1945, the story begins when a young man captures 22 Indian soldiers and four British crew members who land on Rawa Gatel. Based on real events, the factual protagonists are KH Noer Ali, leader of Laskar Hizbullah, who is also an ulama (religious leader) who founded the Islamic boarding school; Luke Kustaryo from the Indonesian People's Army; Bang Jole, a local fighter; and Hussein Kamali, an intellectual. Among the fictional characters are H Komar and his wife, who are executed by the Dutch, in front of their children. Then there are also Mahfud and Hafid, members of Hizbullah, who are opponents but who reconcile when they are about to die.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 21, 2003

Original language

Indonesian

Spoken languages

Indonesian

Countries

Indonesia

Production

Prasidi Grup,PT Putri Karang Setia Cinema Production

Cast

Adipura,Yus Malabsy,Rifat Sungkar,Rifky Alfares,Gladys Angelie,Rendy Khrisna,Junaring Gading,Arini Astari,Marsyanada,Sandro Naholoand 8 more

Director

Nurul M Berry

Writer

Tatia

Producer

Budiati Abiyoga,H Apuk Idris

Cinematography

Sulasdi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0387597