During the reign of Soekarno, many student from the government has been selected to go to several country. Including Awal Uzhara, Sjumandjaja, Ami Priono and Zubair Lelo. were sent to Russia to learn cinematography skills in VGIK (The Gerasimove Institute of Cinematography). Once Sjumandjaja and Ami Priono became popular film makers in Indonesia. But not for Awal Uzhara, he had misfortune, after the finished his Master in Moscow, the condition of indonesia politics after 1965 had is troubles. The background of this country where he studied caused stigma and communist lability which where leaned to him.