Janur Kuning

Janur Kuning (literally Yellow Coconut Leaves) is a 1980 Indonesian war film directed by Alam Surawidjaja and produced by Abbas Wiranatakusuma.

Starring Kaharuddin Syah, Deddy Sutomo, and Dicky Zulkarnaen, it follows the Indonesian revolutionaries six-hour assault on Yogyakarta, under Suharto, in a show of force against the Dutch army.

Commander in Chief of the Army Sudirman (Deddy Sutomo) escapes, while the city's sultan Hamengkubuwana IX must stay there with his people and the national leadership.

Kaharuddin Syah starred as Suharto, while Deddy Sutomo played Sudirman; other cast members included Amak Baldjun and Dicky Zulkarnaen.

[2] It was the second domestic production to deal with the 1 March general assault, after Usmar Ismail's Enam Djam di Djogdja (Six Hours in Jogja; 1951).

[4] A scene was filmed, several minutes long, showing Sudirman meeting and hugging Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX after returning from his guerrilla campaign.

[11][12] Serangan Fajar portrayed Suharto as a great hero of the revolution, especially the 1 March General Assault,[13] while Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI emphasised the former president's role in destroying the 30 September Movement coup in 1965.

The film's portrayal of Sudirman has been described as having mystic powers.