The lives of historical figures often lend themselves to the cinematic form, as there are great stories that can be told through this medium. Films like Gandhi and Che are proof that the political history of a place can be depicted through these historical figures, and the Indonesian film Buya Hamka does so in a grand fashion. It tells the real-life story of Indonesian freedom fighter and Muslim scholar Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, who later went on to be known as Buya Hamka. The film is supposed to be a three-volume biopic on Buya, chronicling his whole journey from his childhood to his death. Buya Hamka: Vol. 1 begins when Buya is already married and lives away from his aging father. From fighting the Dutch through his subversive literature before World War II to facing the Japanese during the war, Buya Hamka: Vol. 1 paints a complete picture of both Buya...
- 8/17/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
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