War film Jogja" ("Six Hours in Yogyakarta", 1951) and "Serangan Fajar" ("Attack at Dawn", 1983) covers the Indonesian war of independence (1945–1949). Two other films about the same period portray the Indonesian equivalent of the Chinese Long March: Usmar Ismail's "Darah dan Doa" ("The Long March", literally "Blood and Prayer", 1950) and "Mereka Kembali" ("They Return", 1975). Each of these films interprets the past from the perspective of its own time. The more recent "Merdeka" (Freedom) trilogy (2009–2011), starting with "Merah Putih" ("Red and White", the colours of the flag of the new Indonesia), revisits the campaign for independence through the lives
Merah Putih (2009 film) the 3rd part, "Hati Merdeka" ("Hearts of Freedom") in 2011. Merah Putih (2009 film) Merah Putih ("Red [and] White") is a movie, directed by Yadi Sugandi (director of photography for Laskar Pelangi and the Photograph), brought out in Indonesia in 2009. After a silence of almost two decades, Indonesian war-themed movies made a return with the release of Merah Putih. "Janur Kuning" (Young Yellow Coconut Leaves), "Enam Jam di Yogya" (Six Hours in Yogya), "Serangan Fajar" (The Dawn Attack) and "Cut Nyak Dien" are just few of many war movies screened in cinemas years ago, portraying the spirit, struggles and