Oeroeg (1993)

adapted from Hella Haase's Novel. a dutch Child, Johan and his Indonesian servant's child, Oeroeg grew up together. finnaly their life have different way. when they meet again at war, they're totally different and really hard to find their togetherness.
a movie which took Indonesia Independence War (1945-1949) as their setting. Most of them fell into two categories, propaganda and rubbish. Oeroeg was the best movie which took the era as it sets and ironically made by Netherland, which were Indonesia's enemy.
When the other movies only talk about the war, this movie took a deeper approaching. Why the Indonesian refused to be controlled by the Dutch. It showed the discrimination experienced by Indonesian as third class citizen in the Dutch rule.
The movie also showed a empathized-to-Indonesia-movement Dutch teacher which help Indonesia fighter degrading the fighting spirit of Dutch soldiers.
The dialog was also interesting. In the last scene, Johan, as the main character ask Oeroeg whether they have already in the same degree. Oeroeg's cynical reply is still relevant today.winning Best Actor (Beste Acteur)Rik Launspach in 1993. When the developed countries often call the other countries as the Third world, isn't it another form of humiliation in modern world?

Director: Hans Hylkema
Writers : Trevor Griffiths (writer)
Hella S. Haasse (novel)
Starring : Rik Launspach (Johan)
Martin Schwab (Oeroeg)
Ayu Azhari (Satih)
Ramelan Bekkema (Kleine oeroeg)