The Independence Pioneers

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 115 min
  • Premiere: 1980. January 2.

The arrest of Haji Jalaluddin during his sermon leaves a strong impression on the hearts of Hamid and Halimah, his followers. Halimah is a wife who is taken for granted by her husband who is pro-Dutch. Hamid is the son of a rich merchant who falls into poverty after being branded as a rebel. His mother takes him to Padang to be raised by the family of Haji Jakfar, who has a daughter, Zainab. Hamid then studies at Padang Panjang and meets old friends, Fakhrudin and Zainudin. Hamid and Fakhrudin have more similar views with their teacher, while Zainudin is more radical. The latter organises a rebellion and fails. The Dutch keeps arresting people. Hamid, disappointed by Zainab’s marriage to someone else, sails to Mecca. Halimah is left to organise the fight for freedom but in the end, is also captured by the Dutch. The film’s message is that a physical fight for freedom, without being based on religious morality, will become meaningless.

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Mansyur Syahdan

Haji Jalaluddin

Mutiara Sani

Halimah

Rendra Karno

Haji Jakfar

Arman Effendy

Fakhrudin

Marlia Hardi

Ibu Halimah

Rita Zahara

Ibu Hamid

Ade Irawan

Ibu Zaenab

Cassim Abbas

Syekh Mochtaruddin

Radjul Kahfi

Haji Muslim

Asrul Sani

Haji Wali

BHR. Tanjung

Sidi Marajo

Zainab Samallo

(as Zainab)

Siti Zainab

(as Zainab)

Art

Djufri Tanissan

Art Direction

Ahmad Kornial

Set Designer

Radjul Kahfi

Art Direction

Camera

Lukman Hakim Nain

Director of Photography

Amir Badios

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Mutiara Sani

Costume Designer

Emil Sopandi

Makeup Artist

Directing

Asrul Sani

Director

Sam Sarumpaet

Continuity

M.T. Risyaf

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Andy Azhar

Producer

Fakhri Amrullah

Line Producer

Sound

Endang Darsono

Sound Designer

Idris Sardi

Music Director

Writing

Asrul Sani

Writer

Art

Djufri Tanissan

Art Direction

Ahmad Kornial

Set Designer

Radjul Kahfi

Art Direction

Camera

Lukman Hakim Nain

Director of Photography

Amir Badios

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Mutiara Sani

Costume Designer

Emil Sopandi

Makeup Artist

Directing

Asrul Sani

Director

Sam Sarumpaet

Continuity

M.T. Risyaf

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Andy Azhar

Producer

Fakhri Amrullah

Line Producer

Sound

Endang Darsono

Sound Designer

Idris Sardi

Music Director

Writing

Asrul Sani

Writer