Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

A young couple's new relationship faces uncertainty when one of them suddenly leaves Indonesia in the midst of the East Timor referendum.

During a vacation at a villa with her three friends, a resentful woman plunges deep into the depths of hate when dark forces try to overtake her life.

A demon terrorize high school student for their irresponsible action.

Mira thinks that she has to travel with Maudy, her mom. Not Mira hates her mom, it's just that their was as simple as the between and children in general, since Mom and Pop divorced, and a few years later Pop died. But everything change when they must go to Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, to meet the recent demand of Uci (grandmother from Pop’s side), who is ill.

A group of youngsters is on a mission to Ujung Sedo, to find their missing friends in a haunting jungle. Along the way, they met Samantha who's in a personal mission to the a mystical village. They went across the dark woods, a deafening fog, and a deadly cave where strange events followed them. Every twist is connected to Samantha who has a wicked curse to summon a she-devil called Kuntilanak. The old witch who lives in the village may be the only one who can stop the curse. But, that's not her plan at all.

Two married couples, Alan and Nadya and Athar and Karin, have not been blessed with children after approximately three years of marriage. In an effort to have children, they both undergo IVF program at the Doctor Sanjaya clinic. Alan, who felt himself to be sterile because before marriage he lived a free life but none of his girlfriends could get pregnant by him was very afraid of getting himself checked out, worried that he would find out that he was actually infertile, which would surely make him very embarrassed.

Zahara, a stateless refugee, lives on a small remote island in Malaysia, where she makes a living selling turtle eggs. One day, Samad, claiming to be a university researcher, visits the island, wanting to employ Zahara to show him around. As the day goes on, Zahara and Samad become entangled in a dangerous dance of duplicity and deception.

Four years ago, an accident chasing the swordfish took away the life of Captain Fu’s elder son. It was the last time the giant swordfish was seen. With no fish to catch, his other son Yee thinks about transforming the business. At the moment when their boat Victory is about to be abandoned, Fu meets a foreign boy Ruan who tells that the fish is still out there. Can’t resist the temptation, Captain Fu brings Yee and Ruan embarking on the journey to search for the giant swordfish. In their journey, Ruan encounters migrant workers, which triggers his memory as a wartime refugee. He recalls his dead mother’s words: “Never trust the people on the shore”. The obsessions that bring men to the sea eventually become their doom. Only one of them shall return.

Gina and Gani's lives changed drastically when they discovered their son Agni drew his energy from unknown sources. As fear spread, they uncovered the truth: Agni was no ordinary child—he was the Child of Damnation.

Desperate for a job, Naya lucked out as her best friend offers her a job as a housekeeper at a 5 star hotel by the beach. But the hotel has one strange rule: never open room number 308 under any circumstances. Based on the true legend of Nyi Roro Kidul, the spirit of the Queen of the South Sea that supposedly lives in room 308 in Samudra Hotel.

When their sister Tasya begins experimenting with contacting the dead, Bella and Rama must contend once more with the demons haunting their family.

Once fired from a job at the hospital, WOW trio eyebrows Wira, Ozie and again working in unison Wulu mini market and have a manager who did not lose gokil, make people nervous and had a face pastel pas'an. To get into the hostel were super tight, WOW trio has their own way to get into the girls dormitory his cross-eyed cross-eyed Ko. The girl ran away from home after breaking the expensive jars owned by his father. Chaos, and until the girl finally get into the dorms and on but thought Anisa. Anisa Mosidik nephew who want to live in a dorm.

The film tells the story of Lola and Cindy. Lola is a lonely child who, along with her gang members, always gathers and walks on the streets of Blok M, where the youths are. Meanwhile Cindy is forced to become a prostitute to meet the needs of her family. Lola awares of Cindy situation and befriends her.

Jeru wants his band to be a success. But when he meets Bethari, their romance puts his dreams at risk as her royal family seeks to sabotage their lives.

Bima, a 13 year old boy who lives in the slums of Bali, dreams of becoming a professional football player in order to get out of poverty and to provide for his beloved family. When Bima meets Marco, a professional football player from Bali Royal FC who is at the brink of retirement from his football career, Bima’s once unachievable dream becomes a reality because he was given a rare chance to trial with the AC Milan Youth Team in Italy.

After six years of studying at a pesantren, Said returned to his village, Wonosari, only to find it drastically changed. His village was now entangled in mystical beliefs. Amid the chaos, Said reunited with Sari, his childhood sweetheart, but their relationship was hindered by Sari’s mother, Santika, who was determined to make Sari the lead dancer in the village's ritual. Unaware of the true importance of her role, Sari found herself caught in a dangerous web of intrigue involving Santika, Ningsih, and the village chief. Ningsih, who aspired to take the lead dancer's place, was willing to do anything—including using black magic—to threaten Sari. Meanwhile, Ki Dalang, the leader of the ritual, struggled to uncover who truly possessed the qualities to become the lead dancer. This search led to a confrontation with dark forces that threatened everyone involved. This tale, rich in mystery and conflict, tests the limits of love, trust, and tradition.

A football team who has differences and ego problems must win an International underground football tournament in order to save their own lives.

A reflection on the 1965/1966 tragedy at Kreteg Bacem in Solo, where victims were killed and discarded, and their families—after decades of silence—seek remembrance through the Javanese ritual Sadranan.

When her grades start slipping, Bunga, who’s carrying heavy trauma from home, begins getting called out by the school.

Nala live a seemingly harmonious family. The father always prayed for his family to remain healthy and happy, both in this world and the hereafter. However, a figure from the father's past, whose matters remained unresolved, eventually caused a rift in their family life.

Nur, a student, suffers hardships with her mother, Sekar, who only works as a laundry clerk. Both have different views of achieving a better life. The mother wants to focus on financing Nur’s college education, while Nur is thinking of working to help her family. Then Nur meets Diana, another student, who is already well established. Dian urges Nur to dream on but after several ups and downs, Nur begins to doubt her dreams, which seem impossible to achieve.

Haunted by the sins in his past, a journalist decides to become a humanitarian volunteer in the Palestinian border refugee camp. In that area, he meets Hayya, an innocent orphaned girl who is a victim of the conflict in Palestine.

After enduring heartbreak, a woman with a passion for baking brownies must choose between seeing someone new or getting back with her scheming ex.

Mala always deals with Tembang Lingsir, a song taught by her mother from her childhood. After a mysterious fire incident that killed her mother, Mala lost her voice. Then, Mala lives in her uncle's house, Gatot, and his wife Gladys with their two children, Daisy and his younger brother, Ronald. At the house, Mbok Rahma also takes care of their needs. Daisy is disturbed by Mala's presence, while Ronald is happy. Since Mala's arrival, the atmosphere of the house is no longer the same. Many strange events appear. Mbok Rahma accuses Mala of causing all this chaos. Mala feels that there is a big secret in this house that make all the terror appear. Especially when she discovers that she has a twin sister she has never known before.

In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a young girl in Aceh who survived serves as an inspiration to others while coping with her own grief.

Purbasari and Purbararang are sisters and in competition. Purbararang, the elder sister, teases Purbasari about the latter's lover, a lutung named Guru Minang; Purbarang's boyfriend, Indrajaya, is a handsome human. However, the girls discover that Guru Minang is actually a god who is more handsome than Indrajaya.

To save her daughter, Fatima agrees to be sent to Malaya to work as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers. There, she joins with the resistance to help destroy a Japanese base, but finds herself taken prisoner and turned into a sex slave a second time after being captured by Dutch Indies officers.

When a journalist researches a story on corruption in a football league, her investigation leads to the potential involvement of a star player.

Three new firefighters from different walks of life must put aside their personal dramas and carry out treacherous rescue missions.

Tells about Adin with his father and mother who are waiting for the announcement for Adin to go to the next level of education. Although enthusiastic, the worries of Mr and Mrs were mixed with the prayers and hopes that were held for Adin in the future.

The story of two bestfriends, Joko and Ayu, who are both hurt because of their respective situations.

Dewi is a woman who is less fortunate in love, every man she loves always dies because of mystical things. In her solitude, the male Dimas who once loved her appeared. But then Dimas also died in being killed by supernatural beings. Dewi became very afraid of the death of the man she loved. Then Ivan appeared, the son of his mother's friend. Then together with Ivan Dewi finally found out that he was a victim who had to be killed by the supernatural being. Until finally Dewi and Ivan found out that the supernatural being who wanted him was a person from his past.

Putra and Yasmin are planning to get married in a romantic place. Putra invites his grandfather, Ray, as a witness. Yasmin invites her mother, Fazira. But, mutual suspicions ruin their happy day. Fazira rejects the law from Indonesia, while Ray does not agree that his grandson does not marry an Indonesian girl. Ray, a retired intelligence, is present at the wedding is not without cause. Ray is investigating the alleged disappearance of the Malaysian plane that was hijacked. Ray finds a bright spot of an international criminal conspiracy. But Ray does not realize that his job ruins the wedding plan. Men and Yasmin. Ray even drags them into the vortex of the problem. Their lives are at stake.

A prequel to the Satan's Slaves (2017) and the third installment of Satan's Slaves franchise.

In the past Indonesia used to be ruled by mighty Kingdoms that relied on farming and fishing. Those days are over. The amount of farmers diminishes by 100.000 people every year. This film is about two sets of different people who have the same goal. One isabout a female sound recordist who is working on a documentary about hidden pyramids in the Java countryside and in her spare time she is recording sounds of nature. The other is a group of people who are Guerrilla Gardeners, Urban Farmers, who try to bring back a piece of nature into the concrete jungle of Jakarta.

Juki is a celebrity at the peak of his popularity. His innocence, humourous, and courageous attitude, gains him the love of everyone. When a fallen meteor is threatening to destroy the country, can Juki save Indonesia?

The movie starts with the tough lives of the aforementioned characters in a military school, showing friendship and even competition among them. But the lives of the young cadets changes when Dutch soldiers suddenly attack their camp, tearing them apart. With limited weaponry and forces, they decided to unite to fight against the Dutch and defend their freedom. Combining action, drama, humor, romance, human tragedy and strong personal stories, the movie is aimed at inspiring the new generation with the spirit of the generations before them who fought and sacrificed themselves for the freedoms Indonesia enjoys today.

Mikha and her entire family were forced to be expelled from the village because of accusations by the villagers about Helsye, her stepmother, who was thought to be able to transform into Songko. Mikha also tries to clear her family's good name, including Helsye, who she loves very much.

The film tells the story of a middle-class young man named Dendy who is rich and lives in a big house with a driver and a loyal servant.

Three men who have been friends since childhood: Marwan, Donny and Lenny make a living by working as an assassin. Increasingly undertaken, they are increasingly aware that the job does not promise a better future. Suddenly there was an event that made ​​them feel sick because of their life choices for it. All three knew she'd made a mistake in his life and trying to repent and make amends.

The city has fallen to the undead―and the lockdown begins! The nation’s only breakout zombie phenomenon returns as a feature film, reimagined on a larger scale by veteran filmmakers, plunging audiences into a relentless fight for survival in a city overrun by the infected.

City students come to the village for KKN with all their arrogance and pretentiousness, led by a fat student named Joe (Didi Petet). Many problems arise, starting from Budi (James Lapian) and Imam (Leroy Oesmani) who are not doing KKN well, but instead competing for a beautiful village flower named Neneng (Deasy Ratnasari). Likewise with Pinky (Meriam Bellina) and May (Sylvana Herman) who went down to the village as if they were going to shop at an elite shop. Their arrival also made the village hoodlums feel angry, so that the KKN activities were disturbed.

A guy welcomes a new neighbor in his apartment.

Gadis, a girl in the midst of the bustle of the bustling city of Jakarta, she is faced with a choice of her future, which is her soul mate. Should the girl choose Bara or Rama as her heart's choice?

Dono works in a cigarette agency. Kasino works in a car workshop. They recommend Indro to work in Tina and Santi’s boarding house. Comedy happens when Indro’s girlfriend and her father pay a visit. Indro has to arrange Tina and Santi’s living space, so that he won’t be suspected of anything. More comedy arises when Santi’s fanatical mother also visits. Then Kasino drives Dono’s girlfriend and the car crashes. The car manages to be sold but then the buyer demands his money back. Dono has to hold a boxing match with the buyer.

When a lady goes home to her apartment after a hard day at work, an apparition of one from her past appears in her presence. Her bittersweet memories then shows as flashbacks in the presence of the spectre, reminding her of what used to be.

Four close friends travel to Bali with their wives. Their wives think they were brought to Bali for a romantic second honeymoon, however the husbands secretly got tickets for a concert of the sexy girl group "Trio Ganas".

Currently, there are few jobs that accept fresh high school graduates. Abim is one of the boys who is experiencing this. Until finally he remembered his father's inheritance.

Plot under wraps.

After burying his brother, Jampang renews his fight against oppression. He starts to defend people who are forced to sell their land, by tackling Kisima, the extortionist. Kisima, who wants money to open a gambling house is furious at Jaka’s intervention. So Kisima brings in another champion, Kosim and his teacher, Komeng. Jampang defeats all of them including Kisima, who is thrown into a river full of crocodiles.

Tiara and her boyfriend goes on holiday with their friends to Bride's Waterfall. The legend states that anyone who prays under the waterfall will fall in love and live happily ever after. However, the waterfall also holds a frightening secret.

Kota, trapped in a confined space, watches her friend Alam dance freely in nature. Alam’s graceful movements reflect the harmony with the environment. In contrast, Kota’s dance is a desperate response to her restrictive surroundings, mirroring her mother’s struggles. As Alam extends a hand of friendship, Kota gradually breaks free from her confinement, learning to embrace the natural world and dance harmoniously with her friend.

Anna is a mother who will do anything for the safety of her daughter, Dewi. Anna's happy days change when Dewi is kidnapped.

With just 10 days until her wedding, Amanda's world is turned upside down when her ex suddenly reappears, forcing her to question everything she thought she wanted.

Sophie and her family returned to her childhood home that she had not visited in a long time. However, they experienced terror of disturbances. They also tried to find out what really happened.

Adam, a talented architect has been living in a traumatic state for two years after his family was brutally murdered in front of him. Adam has been living in fear and trauma. His therapist Amanda advice him to learn self-forgiveness. The journey of a broken man on a mission of vendetta will make Adam decide between moving on and letting go of the past or discover a dark side he was never aware of.

Maryam, a woman who are looking for happiness when her love life with Roy is in the verge of destruction. The presence of Yudha are able to make Maryam calm. But, a tragedy happened. After that a horror urban legend started to spread. Besides bringing havoc, Maryam's presence brings a valuable lessons for the people around her.

Farhan is in debt and then looks for ways to get money instantly. He was invited by his friend, Agung, to take part in a cock fight, uh sorry, a raptor fight.