Sedap Malam
Sedap Malam (Indonesian Sweetness of the Night, or a name of a night-blooming flower) is a 1951 film directed by Ratna Asmara and produced by Djamaluddin Malik for Persari. Starring Sukarsih and , it follows a woman who descends into prostitution after her husband marries another woman. It was both Persari's first production and the first film directed by a woman in Indonesian history.
Plot
Over a period of several years, Patmah has worked to help her husband Tamin build his book-selling business into a large printing house. However, in the early 1940s, after the business begins to succeed Tamin takes on a younger wife. Outraged at her husband's polygyny, Patmah abandons him and goes to work as a nurse, leaving their four-year-old daughter Nuraini with her friend, Tinah.
Cast
More details
author | Andjar Asmara |
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contentLocation | Indonesia |
director | Ratna Asmara |
keywords | break comfort women japanese occupation japanese occupation of the dutch east indies japanese soldier polygyny sexual desire sexually transmitted disease tokyo train world war ii |
producer | Djamaluddin Malik |
productionCompany | Persari Film Corporation |
recordedAt | Indonesia |