Tjoet Nja' Dhien [SEP] director
Tjoet Nja' Dhien
Tjoet Nja' Dhien (pronounced ) is a 1988 Indonesian film directed by Eros Djarot and starring Piet Burnama, Christine Hakim, Rudy Wowor, and Slamet Rahardjo. Based on the life's story of female Acehnese guerrilla leader Cut Nyak Dhien, it focuses on the six-year period between her second husband, Teuku Umar's death and her capture by the Dutch colonial army. "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" was released to critical acclaim, winning 9 Citra Awards, and was screened at the Semaine
a nominee. It was also screened at the Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes in 1989.
In 2006, Ade Irwansyah of "Tabloid Bintang" listed "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" as the best Indonesian film of all time, calling it the "peak achievement of [Indonesia's] film industry up till now."
Schultz writes that "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" has "many of the best qualities of popular narrative cinema", including powerful cinematography, a "brave, smart, pious,