1954 · drama · war · noir
Lewat Djam Malam
Directed by Usmar Ismail1h 41m1954
A hero of revolution returns to civilian life to find the new society very different from the ideals he fought for.
Our read: Lewat Djam Malam (1954) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · war · noir entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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