Usmar Ismail
Videos
Usmar Ismail was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He is widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of Indonesian cinema.
Ismail, c. 1955
Usmar Ismail on a 1997 stamp
Anak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun is a 1962 Indonesian film directed and produced by Usmar Ismail for PERFINI. Starring Bambang Hermanto and Nurbani Yusuf, it follows a young woman who is kidnapped by a
Usmar Ismail
…and Prayer), is considered the first truly Indonesian film. Many of Ismail's films faced criticism from the government and censorship. His 1962 film Anak Perawan di Sarang Penyamun (English: The Virgen in the Robber's Nest) was boycotted by the Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: Partai Komunis Indonesia, or PKI), as the…
The film's titular bandits
Sayu descending the steps at the bandits' hideout