Gaby Mambo

Legendary directors Wim Umboh and Sjumandjaja, decided to experiment by producing a script being written at the same time of the shooting. Mama is a complex story with two seemingly unrelated narrative threads. The first story revolves around Sanca and Anani. The second is about Ulli and Pandji, and in between the two stories is a third narrative, about Ulla, a religious prostitute and Ulli’s sister, and Suwaka.

Legendary directors Wim Umboh and Sjumandjaja, decided to experiment by producing a script being written at the same time of the shooting. Mama is a complex story with two seemingly unrelated narrative threads. The first story revolves around Sanca and Anani. The second is about Ulli and Pandji, and in between the two stories is a third narrative, about Ulla, a religious prostitute and Ulli’s sister, and Suwaka.

Mas Tok, son of a rich family, is studying in Holland when he meets Inge, a staff of Nitou travel agency. They marry but cannot have a child due to Mas Tok’s illness. When they return to Indonesia, his parents disapprove of his marriage as they intended him to marry another girl. Mas Tok then returns to Europe to treat his illness. Meanwhile, Inge is made to leave by her parents-in-law when she is found pregnant and thought to be unfaithful. Mas Tok comes home to find his wife gone and blames his parents because the baby is his son. Mas Tok meets Inge again under a snow fall, much like when they first meet, only this time his parents are there to witness.

Suryani, helps Iskandar find a job and gives him love. But the happiness doesn't last long when Aminah, Iskandar's wife, and child come to see him. Then Suryani disappears while carrying Iskandar's baby in her womb. Six years later, Iskandar, assisted by his secretary Sri, finds Suryani and his daughter, Atik, in a village. Although she is reluctant in the beginning, she finally agrees to go with him to the city. Then Suryani avoids Iskandar and forbids her daughter from seeing Iskandar. When Iskandar's company is about to go bankrupt, Suryani comes to help by selling her house and the shop that Iskandar gave. Then the salvaged company is given to Aminah and her child, while Iskandar goes away to repent.

Suryani, helps Iskandar find a job and gives him love. But the happiness doesn't last long when Aminah, Iskandar's wife, and child come to see him. Then Suryani disappears while carrying Iskandar's baby in her womb. Six years later, Iskandar, assisted by his secretary Sri, finds Suryani and his daughter, Atik, in a village. Although she is reluctant in the beginning, she finally agrees to go with him to the city. Then Suryani avoids Iskandar and forbids her daughter from seeing Iskandar. When Iskandar's company is about to go bankrupt, Suryani comes to help by selling her house and the shop that Iskandar gave. Then the salvaged company is given to Aminah and her child, while Iskandar goes away to repent.

Two sisters, Hanifah and Latifah/Ipah have different attitudes toward life in Jakarta. While Hanifah is content working as a teacher, Ipah, who works as a shopkeeper, is obsessed with living a high life. She leaves her boyfriend, Adi, feeling that her sister’s way of thinking is too conservative, and changes her name to Eva. Eva then becomes a runway model and gets famous. She has an affair with an older man named Abas, gets pregnant, has an abortion and becomes a high class prostitute. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, Adi, has an affair with Lily, Abas’ wife. One day, she meets again with Adi who is looking for a prostitute for his friend. Offended, Eva stabs Adi. She is then sentenced to 18 years in prison. Her father and her sister, Hanifah, come to the court and give her a mukena (a kind of hijab used by female Muslims for praying) before she goes to prison.

A rich man (Rendra Karno) comes to the Gelanggang Dagang to woo the pretty sales promotion girl (Baby Huwae). She already has a journalist boyfriend (Bambang Irawan), and when a female journalist/photographer (Rima Melati) comes onto the scene, the love triangle becomes a four-way street. The “humour” comes from the comedy trio of Bing Slamet, Mansyur Syah, and Ateng.

Hamsah is always preoccupied with his business while his wife is busy with her social life. Their daughters; Tuti and Lina, are neglected by them. Lina suffers the most as she is paralyzed, and the doctor does not think that she will improve. So a private teacher is hired for Lina, a university student named Arman. They get along well as Arman is also suffering from the loss of his mother and sister, who died during the revolution. The seeds of love begin to grow, but it happens that Tuti likes him too. Then Arman resolves problem by reuniting Tuti with her ex-boyfriend, Anwar. In the end, Hamzah and his wife realise their mistakes, while Lina and Arman find their “private palace.”