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Tropic of Emerald (1997)

★ 4.5/10 Drama Netherlands, Indonesia, Belgium Dutch
Director: Orlow Seunke
Scenario Writers: Orlow Seunke, Mieke de Jong
Streaming: Not available

Description

Theo Staats arrives at his uncle's rubber plantation in 'Our' Indies, The Emerald Belt. He meets Ems, the beautiful singer of the club, and falls head over heels for her. Ems, who comes from a poor Indonesian-European family, does not want to betray her Dutch husband, to whom she owes her status, but she cannot suppress her feelings. The Emerald Belt follows their passionate affair for ten years: from 1939, when the Dutch are carefree and enjoying their colonial power; through the Japanese invasion in 1942 and the difficult war years that will separate the lovers; to the struggle that led to Indonesian independence in 1949, when they are faced with a new choice.

Top Cast

Bram van der Vlugt
Bram van der Vlugt Herman
Pierre Bokma
Pierre Bokma Theo Staats
Esmée de la Bretonière
Esmée de la Bretonière Ems
Christine Hakim
Christine Hakim Suti
Elske Falkena Marijke
Frans Tumbuan
Frans Tumbuan Boon
José Rizal Manua
José Rizal Manua Amat
Piet Kamerman Oom

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