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.
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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
Hendra Yanuarti
Tjoet Gambang
Kamaruzaman
Agam Kecil
Fritz G. Schadt
Vetter (Dutch Officer)
Willemijn van Rijekevorsel
Mrs. Van Heutsz
Syarifudin Benhur
Pang Karim
