Tropic of Emerald or De gordel van smaragd is a 1997 Dutch drama film directed by Orlow Seunke.
Theo was guided by an Indo mandeur (plantation field manager) named Boon.
During Asia-Pacific theatre, the Dutch East Indies fell into Japanese army in 1942.
But the national extremists pro independence of Indonesia called Barisan Pelopor held sweeping which was allegedly a Dutch accomplice.
The Pelopor snatched and killed the Dutch and Indo civilians by using sharpened bamboo, ax, machete, and booty firearms from Japanese in everywhere.