
Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.

as Tjoet Nja' Dhien

as Teuku Umar

as Panglima Laot

as Nya' Bantu

as Voorneman (Dutch Officer)

as Penyair

as Teuku Leubeh

as Captain Veltman

as Van Heutzs (Dutch Officer)

as Habib Meulaboh

as Tjoet Gambang

as Agam Kecil

as Vetter (Dutch Officer)

as Mrs. Van Heutsz

as Pang Karim

as Djalil

as Traitor

as Young Officer

as Fatmah

as Portuguese Merchant

as Dutch Officer

as Dutch Officer


