
Korban Fitnah

ProducerDjamaluddin Malik, A Razak
DirectorPL Kapoor (Usmar Ismail)
CastSukarno M Noor, Maria Menado, AN Alcaff, A Hadi, Siput Serawak, Syed Hassan
Colour BW
Main language Indonesia
Synopsis
(title translation: Defamation Victim)
Husein is brought to trial after trying to commit suicide. He refuses to give an explanation until he is forced to. Then he begins his story. Husein enters university with help from his unmarried brother, Hasan, who dedicates his life for Husein and his sister Munah who has a heart ailment. But when Hasan meets Rahimah, Husein’s friend, Wahab, gets jealous as he considers her as his girlfriend. Wahab is very bitter about this and swears revenge. At Munah’s urging, Hasan marries Rahimah. Their happiness is short-lived since Wahab starts to woo Rahimah. After Husein punches Wahab, the latter starts spreading slander. He tells Hasan that Husein is sleeping with Rahimah. Jealousy and rage start to build up and Husein and the pregnant Rahimah are thrown out of the house.
Munah then sents a letter to Adi, Rahimah’s uncle, who makes Hasan realise what is really happening. He finds Wahab and after beating him, Wahab confesses everything. Unfortunately, a car hits Hasan, and he becomes blind. When Rahimah learns of this, she visits him at the hospital. Rahimah willingly sacrifices her eyes for her husband, but the doctor refuses. He is only allowed to do the procedure from a dead person. Husein, who has just arrived at the hospital, overhears the conversation and decides to commit suicide for the sake of his brother. He writes a letter to the doctor to take his eyes after he’s dead. After hearing the whole story, the judge sets Husein free.
Note
PL Kapoor is Usmar Ismail’s pseudonym. This film was released in Singapore under the Singapore Cathay Keris Studio banner in 1959 though it was Maria Menado who organized its production. Siput Sarawak, Maria Menado, and Syed Hassan were Malayan actors, as Singapore and Malaysia did not separate until 1965.
Source: 8th Malaysian Film Party book, 1987.
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