Leading her guerrilla troops, Dhien fights against the Dutch colonial army. Although she is supported by her troops and many Acehnese people, some Acehnese leaders have begun collaborating with the Dutch. Within the Dutch military, some commanders and troops commit "barbarous and cruel acts", while others supply weapons to the Acehnese. Eventually, Dhien is captured; not long afterwards, an intertitle stating that the Acehnese continued to fight is shown prior to the credits. According to Deanne Schultz, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" shows the Acehnese guerrillas powered by determination against "overwhelming odds", as well righteous Islamic faith, as contrasted by the commercially motivated Dutch military and colonials. Cut Nyak Dhien herself, steadfastly believing that the Dutch soldiers are "infidels" who have "soiled the land", serves to unite her people in the Aceh War. Schultz argues that the intertitle shown at the end of the film suggests that Dhien's struggle ultimately led to Indonesian independence. The film was well received in Indonesia, winning 9 Citra Awards at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festival. It was chosen as Indonesia's submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened at the Selection de la Semaine de la Critique in 1989. In 2006, Ade Irwansyah of "Tabloid Bintang" listed "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" as the best Indonesian film of all time, calling it the "peak achievement of [Indonesia's] film industry up till now." Schultz writes that "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" has "many of the best qualities of popular narrative cinema", including powerful cinematography, a "brave, smart, pious, and loving" main character, and credible villains. Footnotes Bibliography