Umar Kayam

Acting

Umar Kayam

Born April 30, 1932 · Ngawi, Dutch East Indies [Indonesia]

Died March 16, 2002 · aged 69

He began his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Surakarta, where his father also taught. He continued his education at a MULO (Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs), then continued studying language at a high school in Yogyakarta until 1951. He graduated from the Faculty of Education at Gadjah Mada University in 1955, received a M.A. from New York University in 1963, and was awarded…

Known For

Treachery of G30S/PKITreachery of G30S/PKI · 1984
Treachery of G30S/PKI
★ 6.21984
MovieDramaHistory
The official story of the events surrounding the September 30 to October 1, 1965 attempted coup d'etat in Indonesia by a group calling itself the "30 September Movement", leading to the downfall of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the rise of Suharto's New Order regime.
KarmilaKarmila · 1974
Karmila
1974
MovieDrama
Adapted from a popular novel with the same title, Karmila tells a story about a medical student who becomes pregnant after sexually assaulted at a party.
Young, in LoveYoung, in Love · 1977
Young, in Love
★ 9.01977
MovieRomanceDrama
A rare film that was censored for many years, the story featured protesting university students in the process of self-discovery.
Djakarta 1966Djakarta 1966 · 1982
Djakarta 1966
1982
MovieDrama
The film chronologically depicts the birth of the Eleventh March Warrant (Supersemar) in 1966. In an increasingly critical situation, Soekarno gives out authority in the form of Supersemar.
Kugapai CintamuKugapai Cintamu · 1977
Kugapai Cintamu
1977
MovieDrama
Tells the story of two women with different characters who love the same man. Widuri, does not dare to express her love while Irawati is more aggressive. One time Widuri was raped by Irawati's men until she was pregnant. Then she moved to the village. While Toby was threatened to marry Irawati because Irawati was pregnant due to her promiscuity and because she lent Irawati's father's company money to her friend but could not return it. Toby avoided it by following Widuri to the village and intended to marry her, but Widuri refused. Toby finally had an accident and Irawati died while giving birth.

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