Victim of Slander
Husein is brought to trial after trying to commit suicide. He refuses to give an explanation until he is forced to. Then he begins his story. Husein enters university with help from his unmarried brother, Hasan, who dedicates his life for Husein and his sister Munah who has a heart ailment. But when Hasan meets Rahimah, Husein’s friend, Wahab, gets jealous as he considers her as his girlfriend. Wahab is very bitter about this and swears revenge. At Munah’s urging, Hasan marries Rahimah. Their happiness is short-lived since Wahab starts to woo Rahimah. After Husein punches Wahab, the latter starts spreading slander. He tells Hasan that Husein is sleeping with Rahimah. Jealousy and rage start to build up and Husein and the pregnant Rahimah are thrown out of the house.
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Usmar Ismail Director
First release January 1, 1959 · Produced in Indonesia, Malaysia · Production Maria Menado Prod, Cathay-Keris Film Productions
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PT Persari Films
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Maria Menado Prod
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Cathay-Keris Film Productions
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Indonesia · Malaysia
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Original title
Korban Fitnah
Original language
Indonesian
Spoken on screen
Indonesian
Release dates
Malaysia · January 1, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
Indonesia
January 1, 1961
Singapore
April 27, 2003 · Singapore International Film Festival
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