1979 · war · historical · epic
November 1828
Directed by Teguh Karya2h 20m1979
A group of Javanese villagers are driven to revolt against the Dutch colonialists in this historical drama, which revolves around the themes of loyalty and treachery.
Our read: November 1828 (1979) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded war · historical · epic entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured war / historical, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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