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Zoebaida is a film directed by Njoo Cheong Seng with Fifi Young
Zoebaida (1940)
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Add to a movie listDirected by Njoo Cheong Seng
Zoebaida is a 1940 film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Njoo Cheong Seng. A romance set in Timor, it starred Njoo's wife Fifi Young and was the film debut of Soerip. Shot over a period of 27 days in a Dutch-owned studio, the film received middling reviews. It is likely lost.
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A love story set in Timor, in which Zoebaida and her lover are forbidden from marrying by those in power. They can eventually unite as husband and wife.Actors
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Themes Films based on mythology
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Rating2%
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