Gereja Gedangan Semarang, 1942. Catholic Priest Albertus Soegijapranata S.J. (Nirwan Dewanto) seems restless. He paces a dim room, listening to news on the radio. The host, Pak Besut, reports General Yamamotos victory in Asia. McArthur must step down.

The 118-minute film Soegija is not a biography. We will not see Soegijas childhood, his school days in Muntilan, his studies in Holland. The film is about a phase in Soegijas life where Japan entere