Once Restored, Tjoet Nja' Dhien Film Returns To TV

Tjoet Nja' Dien Movie

JAKARTA - The film Tjoet Nja' Dhien directed by Eros Djarot in 1988 has been restored to digital. Christine Hakim this film has undergone a complete restoration in the Netherlands. The celluloid tape format has been transformed to DCP, so images are clearer and color details are also sharper.

"Alhamdulillah. Not a single leaf falls to the earth without God's permission. And with God's permission, people can watch Tjoet Nja' Dien again in cinemas with good quality after restoration. I hope it will provide benefits as well," said Christine Hakim when met by VOI some time ago.

It was screened again in theaters, Tjoet Nja' Dhien will air again this Sunday, February 13 at 20.00 WIB on TVOne. The film Tjoet Nja' Dhien tells the journey of a female national hero from Aceh.

The film Tjoet Nja' Dhien tells about the struggle of a female character from Aceh whose name is the same as the title of the film, namely Tjoet Nja' Dhien, played by Christine Hakim. He and his comrades fought against the Dutch troops who occupied Aceh.

In the war, Tjoet Nja' Dhien also helped the efforts of her husband, Teuku Umar, played by actor Slamet Rahardjo who became a warlord between the Acehnese people. Their struggle was getting tougher after Teuku Umar was arrested by the Dutch because of the betrayal of his closest people.

This made Tjoet Nja' Dhien inevitably have to intervene against the Dutch army along with other fighters. He even continued to join the battlefield in a condition that was no longer prime.

Tjoet Nja' Dhien's film was one of the best films of 1988, winning the Citra Cup as Best Film at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festival. It was also the first Indonesian film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989.