The Great Post Road
1996, Indonesian. Directed by Bernie IJdis.
Road movie-style documentary about the Great Post Road (De Groote Postweg/Jalan Raya Pos). Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), one of the most important Indonesian authors of recent decades, wrote an essay about the Great Post Road at the request of director Bernie IJdis. This thousand-kilometer road across Java was built at the beginning of the last century under the leadership of the Dutchman Daendels and cost the lives of thousands of Indonesian forced laborers. Because Toer, as a former political prisoner, is restricted in his freedom of movement, the filmmakers act as his eyes and ears during a trip along the Post Road. During the journey, parallels between Indonesia in the past and present slowly unfold. In addition, as the film progresses, the grimness of Toer's situation and the situation in his country becomes palpable.
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Indonesian
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- 23 May 1996
- Original title
- Jalan Raya Pos
- Country
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The Great Post Road runs 155 minutes (2h 35m).
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The Great Post Road isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1996. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Post Road?
The Great Post Road (1996) was directed by Bernie IJdis and stars Pramoedya Ananta Toer.