Bachtiar Siagian

Bachtiar Siagian
Siagian, from Peran Pemuda dalam Kebangkitan Film Indonesia (2009), p147
Born19 February 1923
Binjai, North Sumarta, Indonesia
DiedMarch 19, 2002(2002-03-19) (aged 79)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Known forFilm directing and screenwriting

Bachtiar Siagian (19 February 1923 – 19 March 2002) was an Indonesian film director and scriptwriter, who was "arguably the country's most significant leftist film director and theorist". He was a leading figure of Lembaga Kebudajaan Rakjat (LEKRA),. His film Turang (1957) won the main price at the Indonesian Film Festival in Jakarta in 1960. In 2016 he posthumously received the 'Creator, Pioneer and Innovator Cultural Award' from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.

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