Nagabonar
Nagabonar

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Nagabonar

6.7(5 votes)
1986
1h 41m
ComedyWar
friendshippickpocketnationalismsatirecrude humorpolitical satireindonesian classicindonesian independencerevolution eraidentity & heroism

Overview

All sorts of unlikely figures come to prominence in wartime, no matter what the country. Indonesia is no exception. In this comedy, Naga Bonar, a pickpocket who has seized the opportunity of the moment to declare himself a general in the Freedom Forces during the chaos of the Japanese occupying forces’ withdrawal in 1945, as the Dutch attempted to reassert their control over the area. However, soon a mask becomes his true self, and he becomes a true soldier and patriot.

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