The Great Post Road

The Great Post Road

1996
2h 35m
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Overview

Road movie-style documentary about the Great Post Road (De Groote Postweg/Jalan Raya Pos). Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), one of the most important Indonesian authors of recent decades, wrote an essay about the Great Post Road at the request of director Bernie IJdis. This thousand-kilometer road across Java was built at the beginning of the last century under the leadership of the Dutchman Daendels and cost the lives of thousands of Indonesian forced laborers. Because Toer, as a former political prisoner, is restricted in his freedom of movement, the filmmakers act as his eyes and ears during a trip along the Post Road. During the journey, parallels between Indonesia in the past and present slowly unfold. In addition, as the film progresses, the grimness of Toer's situation and the situation in his country becomes palpable.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pieter van Huystee Film & TV
Production Countries
Netherlands
Spoken Languages
Indonesian

Keywords

indonesia java dutch colonialism

Quick Facts

Original Title Jalan Raya Pos
Release Date May 23, 1996
Status Released
Language ID
IMDb ID tt0282626

Cast

Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Himself

Key Crew

Bernie IJdis
Director