Jamila dan Sang Presiden


Jamila and the President Indonesian Jamila dan Sang Presiden is a 2009 Indonesian film directed by Ratna Sarumpaet and starring Atiqah Hasiholan and Christine Hakim. It follows the story of a prostitute sentenced to death for killing a government minister.

Jamila and the President opens with narration from Jamila Atiqah Hasiholan, a victim of human trafficking, followed by several scenes showing her living a glamorous yet unfulfilling night life. After hearing a news report that a government minister, Nurdin Adjie Pangestu, has been murdered, Jamila surrenders herself to the police. This surprises her wouldbe boyfriend, Ibrahim Dwi Sasono, who feels badly for Jamila and begins working towards freeing her. Under the orders of the president, Jamila is placed in a prison outside Jakarta, where she receives rough treatment at the hands of the guards and warden, Ria Christine Hakim.In the prison, Ria reads Jamilas diary and learns her backstory. Jamila was sold by her mother to a middleman, who then sold her to a rich family. While living with the family, Jamila is raped by both the father and son in succession Jamila kills the son and runs away, while the mother Jajang C. Noer, aware of their actions, kills her husband. Jamila becomes a worker at a market, but once again must escape when she learns that some local men plan to rape her. She escapes to a discothque, and when it is raided by the police she is thought to be a prostitute and arrested. After being released, Jamila is raised by a kindhearted prostitute named Susi Ria Irawan, who was also caught in the raid. ........

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