Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

Two rowdy high school buddies pal around with a music-loving friend and dream of becoming rock stars, but can't escape their stressful family lives.

Aisha thought she had found happiness with Arif, a figure who perfectly complemented her life. Making her not hesitate to remove all obstacles, even the most difficult ones, to prove how great her love was. In fact, the love that Aisha believed in not only gave her wings to fly high, but also dropped her from the highest place, taking her to wander the jungle without a clear goal. Making her ask, Have the decisions she has made so far been right? Where will her love find its estuary? Truly God is All-Good, the journey through Ningxia made Aisha realize that time is another form of His goodness. And the most important part is not the beginning, but the end. Always the end.

To appease his parents' wishes, Bian marries Tari with the condition that they divorce after a year. But budding feelings threaten their plans.

The twists and turns of the life of the youngest child named Mar who always tries to fulfill her family's expectations. But this time, Mar is faced with a difficult situation, because she is suddenly matched with a man named Marno. The two of them must get married in front of Mar's father's body, right on the day of his death. In fact, Mar herself already has a lover. So, will Mar and Marno's wedding procession go smoothly?

Recently dumped and facing eviction, a musician pins all his hopes on securing new gigs – but getting his band's groove back won't be so easy.

After starting their traveling coffee business, friends Ben and Jody reopen their shop in Jakarta, where new opportunities and challenges begin to brew.

This documentary delves into the unanswered questions surrounding the trial of Jessica Wongso — years after the death of her best friend, Mirna Salihin.

Rakat, a child of Batak descent, is overwhelmed with guilt after being forced to kill a dog in order to be served as food for his father’s restaurant.

The story of Coboy Junior, joining the biggest singing and dance competition in Indonesia. Their toughest rivals, Superboyz, and The Bangs, continue to bring down Coboy Junior by all means.

The Warkop trio — Dono, Kasino, and Indro — are dragged into the most daring mission yet: disguise themselves as Indonesian national team players in a World Cup qualifier to sabotage a match in the fictional country of West Korea and stop a conspiracy that could trigger a nuclear war. But saving the world is only a small part of their job as CHIPS agents. They also have to hunt down their own rebellious robots; and transform into elementary school children to uncover a national exam cheating scandal.

A young woman encounters supernatural occurrences while transporting the body of her father, who was recently executed by the state for murder.

Jonny Gold and his partner Popo Palupi were a pair of professional thieves. This time they got a job to kidnap a baby named Rafathar, who adopted by a wealthy family. One thing that they don't know, that the baby had some superpowers, telekinetic power that can manipulate metals. Things happens on the process of kidnapping, until Rafathar means something to Jonny dan Popo. Their journey slowly unfolds big conspiracies and the origins of Rafathar's powers.

A flying saucer aka UFO belonging to aliens that landed in Madura.

Actor Fedi Nuril takes the hot seat as he faces hilarious jokes from a panel of six comedians and celebrities through the “Trilogy of Laughter”.

Forced to attend summer school, four students encounter eerie disturbances on campus when they learn their strict lecturer is a supernatural being.

Kadir and Doyok never have any luck. They always get fired from any job they take. Most recently, Kadir and Doyok had been working at a company owned by the father of Lola (Diah Permatasari), but were going to be fired by the new owner, Abud (Fuad Alkhar), who had taken over the company. Kadir-Doyok then asked Lola why her father had sold the company to Abud, and it turns out that Abud had conned her father. Kadir and Doyok then try to expose the fraud. They succeed mostly because they happen to intercept a phone call meant for Abud.

Uki or familiarly called Kokoh chooses to resign from his office to set up a laundry business. At the beginning, he has to deal with his employees who have various ridiculous personalities: Tiur, a receptionist who is very ignorant, Kendi and Deden who always make troubles at the ironing table .. However, Kokoh's biggest challenge is unexpected competition from Agustina, who suddenly sets up a laundry business right in front of her kiosk. Now, Kokoh must choose between business or the seed of love that slowly begins to grow.

Being the victim of a wrong target, Sasa dies in a car accident but her restless spirit is unaware that she is dead and returns home. Two ghosts try to help Sasa understand that she is dead and teach her how to be a new ghost. Sasa tries to save her siblings' lives when they are in danger so that she may settle all that she needs to and depart with closure.

The lives of Narendra and Ajeng intersect for the first time as past and present come together in this prequel to "One Day We'll Talk About Today."

Baskara celebrated his ninth birthday with Aqilla, but on the other hand, he was also celebrating it with Yumna and his adoptive family in Solo. So, in the next story, will Baskara return to his biological mother, Aqilla? Or will he continue to grow up with his adoptive family in Solo?

Gian, a young man saves Sisy, a woman who makes drunk, depressed and wants to kill herself at a train station at night. Their love story started from this.

A hopeful high schooler and a skeptical woman in her thirties take different roads through love, only to realize fate has its own plans.

A deaf single dad's life with his daughter changes when she becomes a hip-hop star. Meanwhile, another father faces ongoing challenges communicating with his deaf son.

In 2018, the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok was attacked by terrorists who tried to break into the detention center and killed 5 members of Densus 88.

The world becomes unpredictable when the pandemic happens. But in the face of despair, people put aside reasons and stop worrying. For these couples from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Korea, even love blossoms. They embrace each other and cling to one another desperately and fearlessly. Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Seoul. Three couples in three cities in three countries: The paths of a telemarketer for a loan company and a cart rink owner are destined to cross. A pub owner and a woman with their own background stories. A virgin forklift operator who has never kissed before and a kiss-for-sale manager.

Boy, a perfect university student: strikingly handsome, fabulously wealthy, irresistibly charming, and blessed with a tender heart. It’s no wonder that many female students desire to be Boy’s girlfriend.

A Javanese royal and half-Dutch woman fall in love as Indonesia rises to independence from colonial rule.

Three siblings and their mother discover delights — and downsides — of sudden wealth when their father dies and his secret fortune is revealed.

While on vacation Kanya encounters a mysterious boy in a forbidden forest whom she names Radja. Several years later, Kanya has grown into a teenager and revisits the villa where she meets Radja and falls in love.

Eddy tries to prove to Eni's father that he's worth it to be Eni's husband by going hajj to Mecca. But something along the way makes the journey has its obstacles.

Fed up with her parents pressuring her to get married, a hotel manager hires an actor to play her boyfriend—but he doesn't quite follow the script.

Ema, a campus radio announcer, faces a scandal when her video is spread by her boyfriend, Bima, who wants to break up. With support from friends, Ema gathers the courage to reveal the truth through a radio broadcast.

Unit 2 of the StB receive information from their Polish counterparts on a suspicious Indonesian diplomat. He is to be stationed in the Indonesian Embassy in Warsaw but flew early and is headed towards Prague instead. He was seen to be carrying a nondescript box. Agent Tomáš of the StB is assigned to stalk him and find out why he decided to go to Prague.

Romeo and Agatha, two individuals who somehow are always brought together and separated by fate.

After bankruptcy, Abah and Emak must adapt to a new life with their children in a remote village.

After being laid off from the nursing home where she worked, Mila finally received a job offer from Ranty, Bimo's old friend—Mila's boyfriend. Not much different from her previous job, Mila was tasked with taking care of Anggini, Ranty's mother, who suffers from dementia as well as schizophrenia. It's not a problem for Mila, who is already used to dealing with various kinds of elderly people. However, there was another oddity that Mila encountered with Anggini.

Dimas and Satria Soedibyo actually has many questions when their father died: their grandfather; Rusdi Soedibyo, is a famous painter in the 80s, the death of their mother who was never told, the house that is now suddenly passed on to them, also about a painting hidden in the house. Dimas invites his wife and child, Astrid and Sandra, to visit the house to find answers. Satria finds various items that make him sure, that the house might have been occupied by them as a child. In that house, when the night comes, appeares the figure of a woman dressed in Javanese nobility, who haunting Satria. Dimas actually want to sell the house to a collector who believes that there is a very high value painting in the house. The painting is later discovered by Sandra. The Queen of South painting by the grandfather was the source of the Soedibyo family's disaster for decades. The figure behind the painting now threatens the safety of Dimas, Satria, Astrid and Sandra.

Panji, who sold his soul to black magic to avenge his wife's death, intended to end his life, but found his body now shackled by black magic that controlled his soul. After wandering aimlessly, Panji met an old warrior who asked for his help to chase a bandit who had seized a sacred heirloom that was said to be able to eliminate the power of black magic. Panji accepted the offer that dragged him into a long war between two kingdoms and revealed the reality of his dark past.

A group of young filmmakers from Jakarta arrived in Bantul, Yogyakarta to prepare for a shoot. Things are normal until the second day when they start to experience unexplained phenomenon.

Without dating, Jaka immediately proposes for Sharifah and they get married. However, the love story is not just about the meeting. Become wife of a soldier, she must learn to hold his longing whenever Jaka is assigned to the battlefield.

When lifelong friends Keke, Gwen, and Olin embark on a quest for love by making a pact to find boyfriends, their tight-knit bond is put to the test.

Three boys are asked to call a friend they haven't seen or contacted in a long time. Their conversations reflect on childhood memories, feelings, and the meaning of friendship.

The teenage Chika feels empty after the death of her parents. Her older sibling is busy with her career and then her boyfriend breaks up with her. But Chika’s life starts to change when she meets Yoza. Chika accidentally destroys Yoza’s handycam, causing him to get hit by a taxi and hospitalized, thus causing him to cancel his departure to New York. Yoza dreams of becoming a filmmaker and he keeps asking her to replace his handycam. Chika is annoyed and confused because of his unpredictable attitude. Behind it all, Yoza keeps a secret that neither Chika nor anyone knows.

Disillusioned with his life and career, a supermarket customer service employee sets out on a journey to locate his estranged father.

A jealous young man tries to steal his brother's girlfriend by using the power of an ancient myth.

Based on information read on the internet, Choky invites his girlfriend to visit a lake. Legend has it that any couple who goes to that lake will have a long-lasting relationship. His sister, Lola, who has just broken up with her boyfriend, is told by her mother to join her brother. Choky's friends also join in. On their way to the lake, the car breaks down in the forest. Then Lola goes missing and the fun vacation turns into a nightmare.

Joy, a beauty influencer obsessed with popularity. Her past as a fat and neglected teenager has made her extremely narcissistic. Her best friend, Dini, warns Joy to stop showing off her beauty for fear of contracting a disease, but Joy ignores her. Eventually, she experiences a horrific event that leaves her body in a disgusting state.

From drama, comedy, to horror, every genre has become a space for expressions of love for film, fashion and photography artists. Three short films in three different genres that show the character and characteristics of their respective aesthetic views, are a form of respect for various styles of storytelling from different perspectives.

After getting roughed up by bullies, a high school student in despair encounters a genie who can turn around his luck — and his fortunes.

Tiara broke Bama's heart and changed Bama into a playboy. Bama and Tiara meet again. Bama's dating buddy dropped the curse so his penis could speak.

Eight years ago, 14 year old May was raped by a group of men. May’s father is devastated, blaming himself for not being able to keep his daughter safe. Traumatized significantly by this incident, May withdraws completely from life.

Four close friends from different family backgrounds navigate unrequited love, grow apart and soon reunite in Barcelona for one friend's wedding.

A workaholic couple winds up hospitalized in the same room, presenting a chance for them to spend quality time together and testing their relationship.

Baskara, a paraplegic with paralyzed nerves, Danton with a brain tumor that paralyzes his lower body, and Miko with retinitis pigmentosa, which has made him completely blind. But they are not going to let anything stand in their way, hellbent to finally losing their virginity.

Five crazy rich people are stranded at a remote rest area during their nighttime journey. What was supposed to be a stopover turns into a nightmare when they are attacked by the Kresek Ghost, a wandering spirit with a face covered in black plastic, seeking revenge for past sins. One by one, they begin to lose control, terrorized relentlessly in every dark corner. The dark secrets they have been hiding are slowly revealed. What fatal mistake have they committed? And… can they survive the revenge that comes from beneath the ground?

Bagas has always loved Alexandria but never found the courage to tell her. When his best friend confesses first, he’s left wondering if he’s lost his chance forever.

It starts with Rana and his best friend Janu who are climbing a mountain in bad weather. In the middle of a dense forest, they got separated and lost. Janu is lucky to be back home at last. But not with Rana. An extensive search was carried out. Rana not found. A week has passed. Rana's extended family decided to hold a tahlilan. Rana is considered unlikely to have survived and will surely die there. Dini can't accept that. As a mother, Dini doesn't want to just give up and still believes that her daughter Rana is still alive. Sure enough. After the tahlilan, Rana came home in the pouring rain.

Latifah's happy family life is tested when her husband passes away, leaving her to care for their child with ADHD and manage his educational foundation. Her former lover, Arman, helps with the foundation, bringing them closer until he proposes. Now, Latifah must decide whether she can accept becoming a second wife.

When the Dutch initiates an aggression against Indonesia to regain its rule post World War II, a group of inexperienced cadets need to defend the last remaining airbase so they may have a chance to help the Republic win the revolutionary war and to protect what they have come to care for.