Andjar Asmara
Abisin Abbas (26 February 1902 – 20 October 1961), better known by his pseudonym Andjar Asmara , was a dramatist and filmmaker active in the cinema of the Dutch East Indies.
Born in Alahan Panjang, West Sumatra, he first worked as a reporter in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta).
He became a writer for the Padangsche Opera in Padang, where he developed a new, dialogue-centric style, which later spread throughout the region.
After returning to Batavia in 1929, he spent over a year as a theatre and film critic.
In 1930 he joined the Dardanella touring troupe as a writer.
He went to India in an unsuccessful bid to film his stage play "Dr Samsi".
After leaving Dardanella in 1936, Andjar established his own troupe.
He also worked at a publishers, writing serials based on successful films.
In 1940 he was asked to join The Teng Chun's company, Java Industrial Film, helping with marketing and working as a director for two productions.
After the Japanese occupation, during which time he stayed in theatre, Andjar made a brief return to cinema.
He directed three films in the late 1940s and wrote four screenplays, which were produced as films in the early 1950s.
He published a novel, "Noesa Penida" (1950).
Afterward he worked for the remainder of his life writing serials based on local films and publishing film criticism.
Historians recognise him as a pioneer of theatre and one of the first native Indonesian film directors, although he had little creative control of his productions.
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Gadis Desa
Gadis Desa (literally "Maiden from the Village") is a 1949 comedy from what is now Indonesia written and directed by Andjar Asmara.
Starring Basuki Djaelani, Ratna Ruthinah, Ali Joego, and Djauhari Effendi, it follows the romantic hijinks of a village girl who is taken to be a rich man's second wife.
The film, produced by a Dutch-run company, is recognised as the first in which future "father of Indonesian film" Usmar Ismail was involved.
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Question: Where was the director of film Gadis Desa born?
Answer: Alahan Panjang