ian ▁revolution aries ▁six - hour ▁assault ▁on ▁Y ogy ak arta , ▁under ▁Su h arto , ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁force ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch ▁army . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁domestic ▁production ▁ever , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁title ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁people ' s ▁struggle . ▁A ▁critical ▁success , ▁Jan ur ▁Kun ing ▁received ▁a ▁nom ination ▁and ▁two ▁special ▁awards ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Indones ian ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁It ▁was ▁screen ed ▁ann ually ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁critic ised ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁manipulate ▁history ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁cult ▁with ▁President ▁Su h arto ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁National ▁Revolution ▁began , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁army ▁inv ades ▁the ▁republic an ▁capital ▁at ▁Y ogy ak arta . ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Sud ir man ▁( D ed dy ▁S ut omo ) ▁esc apes , ▁while ▁the ▁city ' s ▁s ultan ▁Ham eng k ub uw ana   IX ▁must ▁stay ▁there ▁with ▁his ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁leadership . ▁Sud ir man , ▁after ▁esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁who ▁were ▁following ▁him , ▁goes ▁on ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁campaign . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Su h arto ▁( K ah ar ud din ▁Sy ah