Air Mata Iboe

Air Mata Iboe Perfected spelling Air Mata Ibu Malay for A Mothers Tears is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia directed and written by Njoo Cheong Seng. Starring Fifi Young, RdIsmail, Ali Sarosa, and Ali Joego, it followed a mother who raises her children lovingly but is ultimately betrayed by her eldest sons when she falls upon hard times. The film, billed as a musical extravaganza, featured a soundtrack by R.Koesbini, and an eponymous title song written by Njoo.

Soegiati Fifi Young is the mother of four children sons Achmad Rd Ismail, Idris S Poniman and Soemadi Ali Sarosa, and a daughter named Soepinah Soelami. She loves them all, but Soemadi receives the most of her attention because he receives little from his father, the merchant Soebagio Ali Joego. As the children grow, they marry and move away, and eventually only Soemadi is left. Although he begins a relationship with a young woman named Noormala Soerip, he does not marry her as his income is not enough to support them.On the night of Eid alFitr, the family gathers for the holiday. Unknown to the family, Soebagio is leading a double life as a robber, and that evening the police come to arrest him. To protect his father, Soemadi declares himself the culprit, and he is exiled. Feeling guilty for his sins, Soebagio falls ill and dies soon afterwards. Because of their debts, their home and belongings are repossessed, leaving Soegiati to fend for herself. ........

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