Salah Asuhan (literally Wrong Upbringing, released internationally as The Misfit) is a 1972 film directed by Asrul Sani, produced by Andy Azhar, and starring Dicky Zulkarnaen, Ruth Pelupessy, and Rima Melati.
Adapted from Abdoel Moeis' 1928 novel of the same name, it tells of a man who betrays his upbringing for the metropolitan life, while at the same time marrying an Indo woman instead of the one chosen by his mother.
Sani attempted to update the story to fit 1970s Indonesia, although the majority of the plot remained the same; critics have doubted his success, noting anachronistic worldviews.
The Minangkabau Muslim Hanafi (Dicky Zulkarnaen) returns to West Sumatra after spending several years studying in Europe, paid for by his maternal uncle.
More minor roles were taken by Fifi Young, E. Draculic, Mohamad Mochtar, Farida Arriany, Jasso Winarto, Fakhri Amrullah, and Dewi Rais.
[4] Heider noted that scenes showing Corrie drinking alcohol and wearing a mini skirt suggested to Indonesian audiences that she did not have the inner strength to reject Hanafi's advances.
He classifies Hanafi and Corrie as falling into a modern/western type, with Liem best fitting the group (although poorly, owing to the emphasis on her Chineseness in the film).
[9] Heider likewise suggests that the novel lost much of its power during adaptation, adding that the characters remain stable in their respective quadrants and thus do not "seriously show the dynamics of modernization".
[10] Pelupessy later expressed her disappointment to Sani's wife, Mutiara, due to a unilateral dubbing decision without any announcement, and she felt that Corrie's new voice was too monotonous.