Tropic of Emerald (1997)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Bram van der Vlugt

Herman

Pierre Bokma

Theo Staats

Esmée de la Bretonière

Ems

Christine Hakim

Suti

Elske Falkena

Marijke

Frans Tumbuan

Boon

José Rizal Manua

Amat

Piet Kamerman

Oom

Hiromi Tojo

Japanse officier

Tio Djarot

Tjipto

Ivan F. Aldino

Ondervrager

H.I.M. Damsyik

Kleermaker

Director & Crew

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