Epic anti-colonial film about the long, bloody struggle against colonial Dutch repression in the Sultanate of Aceh centring on the female guerrilla Tjoet Nja' Dhien.
When her husband and rebel leader Teuku Umar dies in an ambush, Tjoet Nja' Dhien decides to fight the Dutch colonial army herself and assembles the countless guerrillas of Aceh under her command.
In 2006, Indonesian film critic Ade Irwansyah called this film the "peak achievement of [Indonesia's] film industry up till now." With its gripping story, true heroes and convincing villains, beautiful camera work, and the hugely popular Christine Hakim in the title role, his assessment seems right…
