The Poet

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2000 · 90 min · Drama · Documentary · TMDB 6.8/10

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

Cast

• Ibrahim Kadir — Himself
• Piet Burnama — Lelaki Anakku
• El Manik — Ceh Cinta
• M. Junus Melalatoa — Ceh Tua
• M. Din — Ceh Muda