Bandung Lautan Api

Directed by Alam Surawidjaja

With Dicky Zulkarnaen, Rofi'ie Prabancana, Arman Effendy, Christine Hakim and Tatiek Tito

Set on 24 March 1946 in Bandung, when the city was engulfed in explosions as if it was a sea of fire, the battle scenes between Indonesian and Dutch dominate the film. The main plot line is the conflict of Nani, a Red Cross nurse, who loves Priyatna, an ex PETA fighter. Meanwhile, Hidayat, the commander of Priyatna’s troop, also likes Nani. It is a small story, within a war, that ends with the death of Hidayat.