Lewat djam malam

Trauma/Memory: Upon returning from the war of independence against the Dutch colonial rule, disillusionment sets in for idealistic freedom fighter Iskandar. He observes corruption, mismanagement and betrayal all around him – and takes extreme measures in response. “A  psychological thriller that follows 24 hours in the life of an ex-soldier who struggles to participate in post-war urban upper-middle-class society. It was picked as the best Indonesian film of all time by senior Indonesian film critic JB Kristanto, the chronicler of Indonesian cinema since the 1970s.“ (Lisabona Rahman) The director of the film,Usmar Ismail, is generally regarded as the “father” of Indonesian cinema, whose entire oeuvre was linked to the development of Indonesian society. LEWAT DJAM MALAM was restored in 2012 with the considerable involvement of Lisabona Rahman.