1960Nominee
Best Writing
Piso Surit
Bachtiar Siagian
Actor · Director · Writer
Binjai, North Sumatra province, Indonesia
February 19, 1923
Biography
Bachtiar Siagian was arguably the most prominent leftist film maker and theorist during the early years of Indonesia's national cinema. He wrote and directed 13 films from 1955-1965, making him one of the most prolific indigenous Indonesian filmmakers of the era. However, he and his work were targeted by Suharto's anti-communist purge of 1966. He was imprisoned without trial for 12 years and all of his work was destroyed. Only in recent years have prints of some of his films begun to re-emerge.
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1958Nominee
Best Director
Turang
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Bachtiar
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1962Highlight
Best Writing
Violetta
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