The Poet
6.8
4 votes
2000
1h 30m
Drama
Documentary
Overview
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.
Directed by Garin Nugroho
Top cast
I
Ibrahim Kadir
Himself
Piet Burnama
Lelaki Anakku
El Manik
Ceh CintaM
M. Junus Melalatoa
Ceh TuaM
M. Din
Ceh MudaA
Amak Baldjun
Lelaki Sholat
José Rizal Manua
SipirE
Ella Gayo
Jalil
Fuad Idris
Lelaki Tutup TelingaB
Berliana Febryanti
Wanita Dapur Muda
Aty Cancer
Wanita Dapur Tua 1J
Jubaedah
Wanita Dapur Tua 2H
Hamni
Ibu AnakkuDetails
Status
Released
Release date
November 7, 2000
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Indonesian
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