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Bachtiar Siagian
Binjai, North Sumatra province, Indonesia
Bachtiar Siagian was arguably the most prominent leftist film maker and theorist during the early years of Indonesia's national cinema. He wrote and directed 13 films from 1955-19…
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Bachtiar Siagian was arguably the most prominent leftist film maker and theorist during the early years of Indonesia's national cinema. He wrote and directed 13 films from 1955-1965, making him one of the most prolific indigenous Indonesian filmmakers of the era. However, he and his work were targeted by Suharto's anti-communist purge of 1966. He was imprisoned without trial for 12 years and all of his work was destroyed. Only in recent years have prints of some of his films begun to re-emerge.
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2025
Bachtiar
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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1964
Njanjian Dilereng Dieng
Movie Director
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1963
Kami Bangun Hari Esok
Movie Director
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1962
Violetta
Movie Writer
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1961
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
Movie Director
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1960
Piso Surit
Movie Screenplay
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1958
Turang
Movie Director
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1955
Tjorak Dunia
Movie Director
