Buya Hamka Vol. 1

Apr 19, 2023

1h 46m

★ 6.2

Overview

Discover the life of renowned Muslim scholar Buya Hamka, from his humble West Sumatra origins to his political achievements.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Majelis Ulama Indonesia

Falcon Pictures

Starvision Plus

Buya Hamka Vol. 1 Trailers

Cast

Buya Hamka

Vino G. Bastian

Siti Raham

Laudya Cynthia Bella

Haji Rasul

Donny Damara

Ummi Safiah

Desy Ratnasari

Amir

Marthino Lio

Soekarno

Anjasmara

Abdul Karim/ Oei Tjeng Hien

Verdi Solaiman

Rusydi (young)

Bima Azriel

Zaki (young)

Zayyan Sakha

Kulsum

Mawar Eva De Jongh

Aminah

Mellya Baskarani

Ola

Yoriko Angeline

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