An autobiographical account of the hijacking of a train by Maluku terrorists in 1975.An autobiographical account of the hijacking of a train by Maluku terrorists in 1975.An autobiographical account of the hijacking of a train by Maluku terrorists in 1975.
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- TriviaJaap Spijkers, Gerson Oratmangoen, Joshua Timisela and Ambonwhena Aratuaman also played in De Punt (2009), which was about the second train hijacking by Maluku terrorists in 1977.
- GoofsThe train, correctly chosen from the period, wears a yellow bra, this should be a red one, as yellow bra's were introduced decades later.In railway language a bra is the metal cover for the Scharfenberg automatic coupler.
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The train hijacking at Wijster, Netherlands was meant to be to put the attention of the Dutch Government to its neglect of the Molucan cause.After the takeover by Soekarno people from the Malucu Islands where moved from Indonesia to the Netherlands. They served very loyal in the Royal Dutch Indies Army, the K.N.I.L.Tremendous acting by a cast existing almost? out of highly talented"amateurs". Filmed very carefully. even the vehicles, bikes and so on are exactly from the period. No flawless moment at all. The almost absence of music adds tremendously to its dramatic credibility. This film, shown on television, should be shown in a real cinema, although I expect it is not made on 35mm analogue material. Hopefully this will be the start of revival of cinema without the tricks, the special effects, but with its simplicity, its absence of sentimentality. This is a silent, powerful movie with sound. Should be nominated. Will be nominated. No doubt at all.
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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