This City Is a Battlefield
Indonesia, Jakarta, 1946. After the declaration of independence, Jakarta remained under Dutch control, triggering bloody clashes between the army and the resistance movement. Isa, a hero during the war for independence, turned violin teacher, is involved with the resistance with his friend and violin student Hazil, a wealthy, young and handsome man with a fervent fighting spirit. When Isa is asked to operate an underground mission to kill an important Dutch official in the attempt for the resistance to defend Indonesia’s independence, Hazil by his side is eager to take on the underground mission, but he is one who is also trying to win Isa’s wife, Fatimah. A great pianist and a courageous woman who fights to protect her family, Fatimah finds her feelings divided between the two men.
- Year: 2025
- Country: France, Indonesia, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Netherlands
- Genre: Drama, History, War, Action, Romance, Thriller
- Studio: Cinesurya Pictures, Starvision Plus, Kaninga Pictures, Giraffe Pictures, Volya Films, DUOFilm AS, Epicmedia, Qun Films, Kongchak Pictures, Shasha and Co.
- Keyword: based on novel or book, violin, violinist, teacher, soldier, fictional war, british soldier, military, period piece, indian military
- Director: Mouly Surya
- Cast: Chicco Jerikho, Ariel Tatum, Jerome Kurnia, Ar Barrani Lintang, Imelda Therinne, Chew Kin-Wah