The Clerics

The Clerics
Film poster
Indonesian	Sang Kiai
Directed by	Rako Prijanto
Written by	Anggoro
Starring	Christine Hakim
Release date	30 May 2013 (2013-05-30)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	Indonesia
Language	Indonesian

The Clerics (Indonesian : Sang Kiai) is a 2013 Indonesian drama film directed by Rako Prijanto. ^[1] The film follows the Muslim cleric and founder of Indonesian Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, Hasyim Asy'ari through the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the Indonesian National Revolution. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, ^[2] but it was not nominated.

Cast

• Ikranagara as Hasyim Asy'ari
• Christine Hakim as Nyai Kapu
• Adipati Koesmadji as Harun
• Agus Kuncoro as Wahid Hasyim
• Boy Permana as Karim Hasyim
• Dayat Simbaia as Yusuf Hasyim
• Bung Toni as Sutomo
• Ahmad Zidan as young Abdurrahman Wahid
• Imam Wibowo and Agung Wibowo as Sukarno
• Tabah Helmi Nonaka as Lieutenant general Kumakichi Harada
• Andrew Trigg as Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby

See also

• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Profiles: foreign-language Oscar submissions". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "'Sang Kiai' daftarkan diri di oscar 2014". Merdeka. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

• The Clerics at IMDb