The movement started from a spirit of struggle — against polygamy, and for the education of women. Ethnic Dutch women and Indos, when married to Dutch men, were of a higher socio-economic position. These performances were quite popular, with some performances taking in as much as 10, gulden in a night Damono, xviii. In contrast, during the Japanese occupation, the film was used by the empire as a propaganda tool. Nancy Bikin Pembalesan is a special case, as the characters were adapted from an existing work but the story was original.
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