24th New York Asian Film Festival

July 11-27, 2025

Photo: Courtesy of CINESURYA

North American Premiere

Perang Kota This City Is A Battlefield

Perang Kota

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.

Director: Mouly Surya
Cast: Chicco Jerikho, Ariel Tatum, Jerome Kurnia
Languages: Indonesian, Dutch, English with English subtitles
2025; 119 min.
Countries: Indonesia, Singapore, Netherlands, France, Norway, Philippines, Cambodia

SCHEDULE:

Tuesday July 22, 6:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center