Pada akhir Perang Dunia II , Jepang mengalami kekalahan dan Indonesia sebagai bekas jajahan Jepang segera menyongsong kemerdekaannya sebagaimana yang dipersiapkan Dokuritsu Junbi Cosakai. Namun Indonesia segera menghadapi kekuatan Sekutu dan Belanda yang membonceng tentara NICA. Ada sekitar 2000 tentara Jepang yang memilih tetap tinggal di Indonesia dan membantu tentara Indonesia melawan agresi Belanda.
Told with satire and in a mocking tone of heroes within the period of the independence war, Naga Bonar, a former uneducated pickpocket, is naïve but brave and committed. He appoints himself as a commander of troops and fights against the Dutch. He falls in love with Kirana, a doctor’s daughter on the side of the Dutch. The funny tales of war are told, including his friendship with Bujang and his obedience to his mother. Deddy Mizwar performs brilliantly, inspiring the other players in this film.
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.
Tjoet Nja' Dhien is based on the life of Cut Nyak Dhien, an Acehnese strategist, political mentor, and freedom fighter. Born to an aristocratic family in Aceh Besar in 1848, Dhien married Teuku Cek Ibrahim Lamnga at a young age. After her father and husband died in separate attempts to repel the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army during the Second Aceh Expedition, Dhien swore revenge against the Dutch colonials.
Dhien started leading troops in the war against the Dutch, eventually uniting her forces with Teuku Umar's.They married in 1880 and she became his chief strategist and political mentor,eventually taking control of the united forces after his death in 1899. The continued fighting took a toll on her health, as she slowly became more fragile.
The Dutch military aggression in December 1948 causes Sri Mulyani to be expelled from her hometown in Maguwo, Central Java. The naive Sri reaches the Panjen region and meets Indonesian guerrilla troops led by Capt. Hadi Sugito, who is doing recruitment. On the same day, Udjo, a nobleman’s son, is tricked by his girlfriend, Wiwid, to sign up for the recruitment. In addition, two young villagers, Ahok and Tumino later join Toar, another guerrilla fighter, the inept Cpl. Jono and Lt. Bowo, Capt. Hadi Sugito’s most trusted man. When Lt. Kuyt’s Dutch troops attack their base, Wiwid and her brother, Yayuk, are captured. Impulsively, Cpl. Jono, leads the troop in a counter-attack but they are cornered and captured. Fortunately, Lt. Bowo manages to rescue and free them. Later, Capt. Hadi dismisses Cpl Jono and his men for the impulsive operation and causes them to be excluded in a major mission to Yogyakarta on March 1, 1949, led by Lt. Colonel Suharto. However, the morale of Cpl. Jono and his troops remain intact and they secretly intercept the Dutch in a daring mission. They are known as elite forces, the Siliwangi Division, and acknowledged in history as independence heroes.
Peleton Serma Hasyim dari Kompi Letnan Widodo adalah pasukan yang
terdiri dari orang-orang pemberani. Untuk menggantikan anak buah Sersan
Hasyim yang gugur, maka didatangkan Kopral Abimanyu. Abimanyu suka
berpakaian perlente, tidak banyak bicara dan tidak disukai Serma Hasyim.
Hasyim mengira Abimanyu cuma pandai bersolek dan tak mampu bertempur.
Kenyataannya
lain. Abimanyu punya perhitungan matang dan kewaspadaan tinggi. Hal ini
ia buktikan ketika ia berhasil menyelamatkan pasukan dari ancaman
ranjau darat. Juga andil dalam membebaskan desa Marga Sari dari serbuan
Belanda. Dalam penyerbuan markas Belanda di gunung Kapur, Serma Hasyim
mengerahkan anak buahnya termasuk Gardini, kekasihnya
