
Tjambuk Api

ProducerUsmar Ismail
DirectorD Djajakusuma
WriterTitik Soerjo
CastBambang Irawan, Aminah Cendrakasih, Sukarno M Noor, Rendra Karno, Menzano, Marlia Hardi, Wolly Sutinah, Hassan Sanusi, Soendjoto Adibroto, Hamidy T Djamil, Husin Lubis
Colour Color
Main language Indonesia
Synopsis
(title translation: Fire Whip)
“Ujung” (a game of hitting and whipping) is a tradition in a village in East Java. However, Suro uses the whip as a tool of terror to control the village. Kasan is told by his mother to focus on being a farmer as his father died in an “ujung” fight. But Kasan’s effort to make the land fertile is considered a personal challenge by Suro, since Kasan manages to get the villagers’ support to build a water mill to irrigate their barren land. It doesn’t help that Suro’s daughter, Marni, loves Kasan and that Suro wants her to marry Karnen, one of his men. So Karnen attacks and tortures Kasan, which forces the latter to learn how to play “ujung”. When Marni goes to Kasan’s house, it enrages Suro so another fighter is sent to kidnap her. Then Kasan challenges Suro to a duel and wins. The village is peaceful again and free to continue farming.
Note
As the film failed to pass censorship, Perfini (National Film Company) had to make changes. Its participation in Asian Film Festival, Manila, 1958, had to be cancelled since the film was delayed by Indonesian censorship.
The 35 mm/VHS copy of this title can be accessed from the collection of Sinematek Indonesia.
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