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Additional European extras were recruited from the ranks of young overland travelers from the US, Australia, Germany and other Western countries. Several small scenes were filmed using foreign high school students from Jakarta International School, who were brought to Yogjakarta to portray the Dutch soldiers during their midterm break from school. Sudirman, sickly from tuberculosis during his guerrilla campaign, is depicted as having mystic powers: the military historian Katherine McGregor notes such an effect in one scene, where Sudirman whispers a prayer and causes the rain to fall, distracting his Dutch pursuers and allowing him to escape. According to Sutomo, the scene was cut because the censors working for Suharto's New Order disapproved of it. Ī scene was filmed, several minutes long, showing Sudirman meeting and hugging Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX after returning from his guerrilla campaign. In the film, fighters wear the leaves on their sleeves to show their loyalty. The film's title, which refers to immature coconut leaves, is meant to symbolise the Indonesian people's struggle against the Dutch colonists. It was the second domestic production to deal with the 1 March general assault, after Usmar Ismail's Enam Djam di Djogdja ( Six Hours in Jogja 1951). The cost led production to be held up for over a month when the allocated funds were unavailable. Janur Kuning was the most expensive Indonesian film up to that point, with a budget of Rp. 375 million. Kaharuddin Syah starred as Suharto, while Deddy Sutomo played Sudirman other cast members included Amak Baldjun and Dicky Zulkarnaen. In post-production Soemardjono handled editing and Sudharnoto and Suparman Sidik handled music and other sound effects. The script was written by Syafnizal Durab in collaboration with Arto Hady, while cinematography was completed by Kasdullah. Janur Kuning was directed by Alam Surawidjaja and produced by Abbas Wiranatakusuma of the Jakarta-based production house Metro 77. The film's portrayal of Sudirman has been described as having mystic powers.