Djiwa Kolonial

(title translation: Colonial Spirit)

In 1961, Indonesian paratroopers are deployed in West Irian while still controlled by the Dutch. The people support the battle to return West Irian (Irian Jaya/Papua) by taking over the Dutch-owned plantations and sugar mills. Although West Irian is won over, the sugar production has actually declined, due to remaining traces of the colonial spirit. The young supervisor, Jono, becomes the people’s hero after defeating Kusno, the culprit of the declining sugar production.