Original title: Perang Kota
Logline
A story of a war in a city as well as a family.
A story of sneaks, cheats and bargains in all its seductive and brutal textures.
An elegant neoclassical romantic wartime drama with a gripping political intrigue.
Details
Indonesia, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Norway, Philippines, Cambodia – 119 min
Writer & Director
Mouly Surya
Director of Photography
Roy Lolang
Production Designer
Frans Paat
Sound Designer
Vincent Villa
Music Composers
Zeke Khaseli & Yudhi Arfani
Editors
Robert Grigsby Wilson, Natalie Soh
Casting
Sapto Soetarjo, Rudi Kowek, A.C.I
Costume
Meutia Pudjowarsito
Make up
Eba Sheba
Produced by
Rama Adi
Producers
Chand Parwez Servia, Fauzan Zidni, Tutut Kolopaking
Executive Producers
Riza, Willawati, Reza Servia, Mona Surya, Rieza Jusuf, Mithu Nisar, Amrit Dido Servia Raza Servia
Co-producers
Anthony Chen, Tan Si En, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Isabelle Glachant, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Marie Fuglestein Lægrid, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Axel Hadiningrat, Giovanni Rahmadeva, Sierra Tamihardja, Loy Te
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Synopsis
Indonesia, Jakarta, 1946. After the declaration of independence, Jakarta remained
under Dutch control, triggering bloody clashes between the army and the resistance
movement. Isa (portrayed by Chicco Jericho), a hero during the war for independence,
turned violin teacher, is involved with the resistance with his friend and violin student
Hazil (portrayed by Jerome Kurnia), a wealthy, young and handsome man with a
fervent fighting spirit. When Isa is asked to operate an underground mission to kill an
important Dutch official in the attempt for the resistance to defend Indonesia’s
independence, Hazil by his side is eager to take on the underground mission, but he is
one who is also trying to win Isa’s wife, Fatimah (portrayed by Ariel Tatum). A great
pianist and a courageous woman who fights to protect her family, Fatimah finds her
feelings divided between the two men.
Festivals & Awards

2025
International Film Festival Rotterdam – Limelight Closing Film
Festival Film Bandung
Indonesian Film Festival
Poster




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