This City Is a Battlefield

About This City Is a Battlefield

In war-torn Jakarta 1946, a haunted violinist ordered to bomb a colonial theatre sees his plan unravel when a charismatic rebel falls for his wife—jeopardising Indonesia’s freedom and their lives.

Mouly Surya's This City Is a Battlefield is a 2025 history romance film. At 119 minutes long, it arrived in April 2025.

Its themes are military, soldier, fictional war, and period piece. The film began as a novel.

Chicco Jerikho stars as Guru Isa, Ariel Tatum as Fatimah, Jerome Kurnia as Hazil, and Ar Barrani Lintang as Salim. The screenplay is by Mouly Surya. It comes from Cinesurya Pictures, DUOFilm AS, and Epicmedia.

Starship Troopers, We Were Soldiers, and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within make useful companions to This City Is a Battlefield.