Tuanku Tambusai

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Released December 29, 1991

Overview

A dramatisation of the struggles of Sheikh Haji Muhammad Saleh, known as Tuanku Tambusai (Tuanku, an honorific; Tambusai, a nameplace), against the Dutch colonialists (and their factional traditionalist Sumatran collaborators) in Sumatra, during the Padri (Priest, the Dutch moniker for Muslim scholars) Wars of the 1830s. Tuanku Tambusai is officially honored as one of the National Heroes of Indonesia for his part in Indonesian history.

Runtime

2h 0m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

Tuanku Tambusai


Status

Released


Spoken Languages

  • Bahasa indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)

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