El Manik
Acting
Biography
El Manik is an Indonesian actor.
Born: November 17, 1949
Place of Birth: Bahorok
Known For
The Terrorists
Santoso signs an agreement with Ghozal, a bandit, to blow up his own factory in order to get compensation from his insurance. The plan fails when Ghozal enters the factory and the security alarm rings. The security guards act promptly but Ghozal manages to escape. The pursuit of Ghozal becomes the core of the drama. As a copycat genre film, Ghozal even hijacks a helicopter and acts like a terrorist by finding hostages in a hospital. In the end, he is besieged by the police. A long negotiation occurs before he is killed.
The Narrow Bridge
The story of Ibrahim, a young teacher, who finds oddities in the life of the village he will live in. His life was influenced by Pak Harun's moral depravity which was decorated with gambling and homosexual acts. Ibrahim succeeded in opening the consciousness of the population. The slander against Ibrahim occurred as if he was crossing a hairline split in seven. Chaos ensues but with the arrival of the old traveler, the truth is revealed.
Cinta Suci Zahrana
Siti Zahrana’s academical success makes her parents worried. Zahrana hasn’t married by her early thirties. There have been many men who solicited her, but she has refused them all politely. Zahrana’s conflicting issues spring up: to follow her parents’ wish or to pursue her own dreams. Actually she has relented once. She turns down a teaching post at Gadjah Mada University. The reason, her parents who live in Semarang don’t want her to be away. So Zahrana teaches at a Semarang university and stays with them. Then she also passes up a doctoral scholarship opportunity from China.
Mountain of Gold
The story of Almayer, a Dutch trader struggling to survive in Malaysia at the turn of the 19th Century. His dream of finding a mythical gold mountain is challenged by his scheming wife, the colonial authorities, the political machinations of the local chief and Arab traders, and his daughter's love for a freedom-fighting Malay prince.
Buffalo Boys
Betrayed by the Dutch colonial forces, Arana manages to escape along with his nephews Jamar and Suwo, the newborn sons of Hamza, one of the last Indonesian sultans fighting against foreign tyranny. In 1860, after wandering for years on the plains of the American Wild West, Arana and the two brothers return to Indonesia to avenge their dead loved ones and punish the evil man who caused their misfortune.
The Poet
The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of suspected communists by the Indonesian government that cost between 500,000 and two million lives.
Dalam Mihrab Cinta
Di sebuah pesantren di Kediri, ada seorang pemuda bernama Syamsul (Dude Herlino) yang rela meninggalkan kehidupannya yang cukup nyaman demi tekadnya untuk belajar menuntut ilmu dan bergabung dalam pesantren.Kehidupan dalam pesantren membuatnya dekat Zizi (Meyda Sefira), seorang putri pemilik pesantren yang sebelumnya pernah menolong Syamsul saat dia dijambret di kereta.
Hell Raiders
The story of Indonesia's fight for independence from the Dutch.
When Love Hymn
Khairul Azzam, an Indonesian student in Egypt, has to support his family in his home country while focusing on his education. He tries to seek refuge and strength in God to help him through it all.
The Warrior and the Ninja
Balung Wesi was defeated in battle and is seeking revenge on Ki Sapu Angin, the teacher of Jaka Sembung, The Warrior. In mobilizing power to fight the Dutch, The Warrior makes the acquaintance of Bajing Ireng (Black Ninja).
Filmography
as Suroyo
as Raja Ibrahim
as KH Amir Shadiq
as Pak Bambang
as Pak Junaedi
as Professor Adnan
as Dennis Father
as Mr. Haji
as Surya Kertasasmita
as Ceh Cinta
as Lebai Karat
as Dayan
as Ghozal
as Bintang Kejora
as Markasan
as Ki Demang
as Hendrawan
as Japanese Officer
as Takashi
as Jafar
as Ibrahim
as Dendy
as Harry