The Golden Cane Warrior
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| Directed by | Ifa Isfansyah |
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Mira Lesmana Riri Riza |
| Written by | Jujur Prananto |
| Story by | Mira Lesmana Riri Riza Ifa Isfansyah Eddie Cahyono |
| Starring | Nicholas Saputra Reza Rahadian Christine Hakim Slamet Rahardjo Aria Kusumah Darius Sinathrya Prisia Nasution |
| Music by | Erwin Gutawa |
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112 minutes |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Budget | Rp 25 billion (USD 2 million) |
The Golden Cane Warrior (marketed as domestically) is a 2014 Indonesian martial art film directed by Citra Award-winning director Ifa Isfansyah (Sang Penari).
Produced by Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza of , the film features some of Indonesia's most prolific actors, including Christine Hakim, Nicholas Saputra, Reza Rahadian, Slamet Rahardjo, and Prisia Nasution. Rising stars and are also featured on major roles.
The film revives the historical silat genre which has not been present in Indonesia's film industry for years. While it depicts martial arts and violence, the film explores themes such as loyalty, integrity, ambition, and betrayal. It was released on 18 December 2014.
Cempaka (Christine Hakim) is a silat master known as The Golden Cane Warrior. She has four disciples: Biru (Reza Rahadian), Gerhana (), Dara (), and Angin (Aria Kusumah); all of whom are the children of the enemies she defeated in the past. She plans to bequeath her powerful Golden Cane along with the ultimate technique which has helped her to be undefeated to one of her four disciples. She eventually chooses Dara, who initially feels uneasy about being the heir to the Golden Cane, to be her successor as The Golden Cane Warrior.
However, before she gets to teach the ultimate technique to Dara, she is betrayed and ambushed by Biru and Gerhana who want the Golden Cane for themselves on the journey to the place where she plans to teach Dara along with Angin whom she brings along to care for her deteriorating health. To give Dara and Angin the window to flee and save themselves, Cempaka fights Biru and Gerhana who manage to defeat and kill Cempaka whose health is getting worse. It is later known that Gerhana is the one who had been poisoning Cempaka with deadly snake venom.
Shocked by the betrayals of Biru and Gerhana as well as the death of Cempaka, Dara and Angin flee the scene but Biru and Gerhana catch up and attack them. During the fight between the four of them, Dara and Angin fall down a cliff but saved by a mysterious man. Waking up from her unconsciousness, Dara finds out that the man who saved her and Angin was Elang (Nicholas Saputra) who take them to his barn. Dara and Angin decide to embark on a mission to find The White Dragon Warrior, Cempaka's partner in the past who is the only person left to teach Dara the ultimate technique of the Golden Cane. However, Elang warns them that they're not ready to find the warrior.
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