Soerabaia 45 is an Indonesian film released in 1990. The film was directed by

Imam Tantowi Imam Tantowi (born 13 August 1946) is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. Tantowi was a stage director before he began to work in film, first as artistic director and later as assistant director. In 1982 he was given the opportunity to ...

and starred Nyoman Swadayani,

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, and

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. The story of the film is based on the 1945

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between pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and militia against British and British Indian troops as a part of the

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. The film was nominated for the Best Film award at the 1991

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, and Tantowi won the

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for Best Director at the 1991

for the film.

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Pusat Dokumentasi Seni: Bidang Film - Soerabaia 45

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