The Poet
2000•17+•1h 30m•6.8•Released
DramaDocumentary
The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of suspected communists by the Indonesian government that cost between 500,000 and two million lives.
Director
Garin Nugroho
Writer
Nana Mulyana, Garin Nugroho
Languages
Indonesian
Studio
SET Film Workshop
Cast
Ibrahim Kadir
Himself
Piet Burnama
Lelaki Anakku
El Manik
Ceh Cinta
M. Junus Melalatoa
Ceh Tua
M. Din
Ceh Muda
Amak Baldjun
Lelaki Sholat
José Rizal Manua
Sipir
Ella Gayo
Jalil
Fuad Idris
Lelaki Tutup Telinga
Berliana Febryanti
Wanita Dapur Muda
Aty Cancer
Wanita Dapur Tua 1
Jubaedah
Wanita Dapur Tua 2
Hamni
Ibu Anakku
Production
Company
SET Film Workshop
Producer
Icang S. Tisnamiharja
Producer
Garin Nugroho
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