The people of Pandanwangi village are upset at news that their land will be appropriated by a large conglomerate. Conflict over the land emerges and escalates between the villagers and representatives of the conglomerate. The villagers have come to view the situation as more of a matter of morality than of land ownership after finding out that a bar and billiards center will be built there. The head of the village’s Islamic boarding school, H. Murad, who is assisted by H. Rhoma, attempts to influence the villagers to refuse to sell their land. Eventually, the charismatic religious leader KH Zainuddin MZ succeeds in mediating the conflict, and even influences the conglomerate owner, Bustomi (WD. Mochtar), to rethink his plans. The land conflict theme of this film is interesting in that it reflects the social issues arising out of the rapid pace of development of the time. This may be Rhoma Irama’s best film, even though it was not very popular.
Nada dan Dakwah
January 1, 1991
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Rhoma Irama
Rhoma
W.D. Mochtar
Bustomi
Fuad Alkhar
N/A
Nani Widjaja
N/A
Deddy Mizwar
N/A
Ida Iasha
N/A
Zainnuddin M.Z.
N/A
Zainal Abidin
N/A
Chaerul Umam
Director
Asrul Sani
Screenplay
Asrul Sani
Story
Hasrat Djoeir
Producer
Teuku Rusian
Art Direction
Harry Susanto
Director of Photography
Effendi Doytha
Editor