Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

Twelve years into their long-distance relationship, things are about to change for Tita and Adit when Tita and her whole family move to Paris.

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

Three sisters—Nunung, Nana and Nenny—are being raised by their grandmother in Jakarta after their mother's death. Though the sisters' father Sukandar lives with them, he is too involved in his own work to pay them heed.

SUGHANDI, an ambitious public official maintains his tenure for the second time. All political enemies seem to have under control. He grabbed optimistic future, all means permitted. His wife, Nani eager to enjoy the role as wife number one. He always maintain fitness with handsome instructor landing Fahmi who secretly fancied to be the male deposits. One day allegations of misconduct threatens the permanence of power SUGHANDI. At the suggestion of spiritual adviser, Ki Bolon, SUGHANDI dare do pocong oath to maintain the image and sustainability of power. Faithful assistant, Tatang dengans swiftly brought the shroud. The problem shroud was owned by a citizen who never want to be buried with sarong Tatang. Pocong ghost gloved it and then revenge. Not only in Tatang but also Nani and SUGHANDI

Bagas returns to his village after a long time at the Islamic boarding school to revive religious activities and realign social norms that have been lost in his village. He was accompanied by his best friends, Ayu and Hadi. But Bagas's effort is met with extreme opposition from Wirya, a rich man in his village, because he feels it is interfering with their interests. Finally Wirya and his men agreed to get rid of Bagas, with the help of six other people they persecuted Bagas to death. Bagas' body was then thrown into the river under the bridge. But how surprised they were, from the mosque they heard the Asyghil prayer that Bagas usually sings before the dawn call to prayer. They were curious and immediately went to the mosque. They were scared to see Bagas who was still alive! They were increasingly frightened when two of them were found dead in a terrible way. Since then, the terror of Bagas, who always rides his bicycle and rings the bell, has haunted them.

Late night in Jakarta, a woman walks home alone and becomes a man's sexual harassment target, but things take an unexpected turn when the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Four friends: Putri, Anisa, Imung, and Markus, try to change the money from the choir extracurricular that they accidentally omitted, by participating in the 'Doremi & You' singing competition. The struggle of the four friends to win the competition is difficult when Reno, the choir assistant coach who is expected to become their coach, turns out to be their toughest rival in the competition.

A man has just been left dead by his future wife. To muffle his sorrow and longing, he travels to a very unplanned place, and hope to meet something unpredictable.

A smitten student who lacks confidence enlists the help of his brother to learn everything possible about his dream girl so he can win her over.

After witnessing the death of his wife and child, Max embarks on starting a new, low-key life. However, the cult he dedicated his life to, doesn't want him to rest and Max soon finds himself in a battle not only against his former cult family but against himself too.

Doctor Gia searches for the meaning in life through extraordinary events in the ER where he works.

In their final night together, a boy and a girl create a tender universe under their blanket fort, blissfully indifferent to the world outside that is slowly coming to an end.

A remake of 1973 film of the same name. "Bulan di Atas Kuburan" is a tale of hardships in the capital city. Sahat, Tigor and Sabar ; three friends from Samosir, North Sumatra, quest after greatness whilst deperately holding on to their inner idealism.

Mila is a nurse, could not refuse when assigned to take care for Sulastri at her house. When she arrives at Sulastri's house, it turns out that Sulastri has died.

The harmonious marriage of Sulaiman and his wife Ningsih is shattered when the latter falls in love with Kadir and then she demands both he and their daughter Mirna leave the house so she can move her lover in. But then Kadir, a playboy, has an affair with Suryani, a widow who has a daughter of her own named Lisa. The affair is found out when Ningsih catches them in the act and a fight leads to a murder. Kadir and Suryani bury Ningsih near the house and are then haunted by Ningsih’s spirit, who also possesses Lisa.

Cairo, Baby Blue, Arimbi, and Farlyna are a soulmates. They think they have a connection each other and it's reveals from when they are have a boyfriend. Unknowingly by them, the quartet share their love to one person named Bumi, a man who can adapted of their different personality. He recently shares his love to only one woman with tragic past and trauma named Cempaka. Cempaka always been a weirs-act or something like that. But, when all of women pregnant, the problems shown and will end in a disturbing answer.

Two sisters, Hanifah and Latifah/Ipah have different attitudes toward life in Jakarta. While Hanifah is content working as a teacher, Ipah, who works as a shopkeeper, is obsessed with living a high life. She leaves her boyfriend, Adi, feeling that her sister’s way of thinking is too conservative, and changes her name to Eva. Eva then becomes a runway model and gets famous. She has an affair with an older man named Abas, gets pregnant, has an abortion and becomes a high class prostitute. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, Adi, has an affair with Lily, Abas’ wife. One day, she meets again with Adi who is looking for a prostitute for his friend. Offended, Eva stabs Adi. She is then sentenced to 18 years in prison. Her father and her sister, Hanifah, come to the court and give her a mukena (a kind of hijab used by female Muslims for praying) before she goes to prison.

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.

Melek (12) is a 5th grade elementary school student who was the subject of a joke from his teacher, Mr. Koqhar (40). This made her feel ostracized in front of the class. Therefore, she sought out the answer and revealed the secret of her name to her father at home. But when she brought the answer back to class, Melek realized that it wasn't the answer that mattered, but the courage to speak up in front of her

Melina loses one of her twin children. Her surviving child, Flora, grows into a moody and mysterious child. When Flora turns five years old, Melina's family got an unseen disorder and the death of the closest people. Melina herself is threatened with death. Daniel, Melina's husband, finds out what happen to his family. It turns out to be related to their dead baby. The more Daniel reveals the veil of mystery, the greater the danger that lurks the life of his family.

A movement to criminalize men with long hair, commonly referred to as "gondrong". during Indonesia’s New Order era gave rise to various negative stereotypes that continue to be attached to long-haired men to this day. However, this criminalization stemmed from motivations far deeper than mere concerns over hairstyle and was closely tied to the authoritarian leadership of the period. These underlying factors are explored in a short documentary titled “Gondrongisme.”

Little Lana was 3 years old when she was abandoned alone in the zoo. Raised by a giraffe trainer, the zoo is the only world she knows. Until one day, a charming magician arrives and Lana finds her love, for she is ready to leave the zoo. Lana embarks on journey, until one day, she decided to go back to the place where she was abandoned.

Dutch colonial army in West Java holds a martial arts tournament to select the best warrior to confront local warrior-freedom fighter Parmin (nicknamed Jaka Sembung). The winner is an obscure blind swordsman and the Dutch commander De Mandes (Gino Makasutji) commissions him. However, the swordsman is sympathetic with Jaka Sembung's cause and things get more complicated when magician seductress Dewi Magi as well as her guru (W. D. Mochtar) intervene on behalf of the Dutch.

Evelyn, a student, has two younger siblings: Arya and Maya who are still in elementary and middle school. Evelyn has a boyfriend, Bimo, who has a hobby of horror. In fact, he has a strange community on campus, a demon search community. Bimo is accompanied by Angeline and Roy in the community. Evelyn says that after her parents died in an accident, she has to move from her house because the house had been mortgaged to the bank for a long time. They find a house that was in line with Evelyn's financial abilities. Mysteries happen in that house.

Kang Entis who is a former fisherman in Palabuhan Ratu, struggles to defend his life when the sea damage due to garbage and development eliminates his livelihood.

A movie about a young mother who’s trying to enjoy her me time by having a picnic in the pine forest. In reality, the tranquility she expected keeps on getting interrupted by many calls, video calls, chats about work and house affairs. Following the story, we learn that she is a property agent who runs an online florist shop, and also helps for her husband's koi fish business.

Reminiscent of the Rocky film starring Sylvester Stallone, Rio has to use his fists to make a living as an illegal parking man. When the parking area is taken over by the local government, Rio loses his livelihood. Mursali then helps him by offering his taxi for driving at night. Again he has to use his fists on this new job, but when he meets Lia, she advises Rio to become a boxer. So he goes to Oom Eddy’s boxing gym and his career takes off. But Lia distracts him from his training and his fights. He also forgets about his girlfriend in the village, Sinta (Ayu Azhari). His losing streak begins and then Lia dies during an abortion. So Rio goes back to his village. Oom Eddy and Rio’s friends try to lift his spirit up again. Then Rio returns to the boxing ring, and is victorious once more.

Bonaga and Monita are a husband and wife who are enjoying their period of success. This time, they have to face the educational problems of their only daughter, Monaga, who was expelled from her school. The grandfather, the Dragon finally got involved in the problem of the grandson to get a new school. In the midst of educational problems for Monaga, Monaga's meeting with a street child named Nira became a special spirit for Monaga to go to school. There are various obstacles and conflicting opinions on the sustainability of Monaga education. Naga's excessive love for his grandson makes matters even more complicated, causing Bonaga to be squeezed between the wishes of his wife, children, and father.

David, Gondes, and Pak Sulap (Mr. Magic) discover an ancestral legacy in the form of an ancient spell manuscript. However, the manuscript can only be unlocked if one dares to change-to abandon one's arrogance and learn from their ancestors' culture. Their short journey reveals the secret that success lies not in mere magical power, but in the courage to uphold one's heritage with humility.

When a woman becomes possessed by an evil spirit, a team of horror-mystery journalists goes to the village that the spirit came from to try to free her.

After the events of Humuq 1: Do Not Sleep at Dusk, a new main character called Aurora appears to try & save Ling-ling from the danger she's in. But then as time goes, she slowly discovers secrets that lies within her surroundings.

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.

Supinah, a prostitute, is picked up by a kindly rich man, Budi. They fall in love and she recounts how she, as a naive willage woman, was lured into prostitution when she came to Jakarta in search of her husband, who in turns out remarried. Budi wants her to quit her job but her vicious pimp has other ideas.

A woman has to stay awake.

A teenager who hasn’t been home in a long time wants to fix his relationship with his father, also with his hometown which already feels foreign. On their way home, they both try to reconnect with each other

Perkenalkan, Nama Kami JKT48 is a concert film capturing JKT48’s 2013 summer tour, the JKT48 5 Cities Concert Tour. Within six days, the idol group performed seven high-energy shows across five major Indonesian cities: Makassar, Solo, Balikpapan, Surabaya, and three shows at Tennis Indoor Senayan in Jakarta. The film features popular performances of songs such as Heavy Rotation, River, and Oogoe Diamond. This concert film was officially released on DVD under the title JKT48 in Concert – “Perkenalkan, Nama Kami JKT48” (July 4th 2013 Tennis Indoor Senayan Concert) on December 7, 2013.

Lilik, a housewife and leader of the local gymnastics group, persuaded her members to practice gymnastics secretly even though the activity had been forcibly disbanded by some residents because it was seen as inappropriate.

Cases of missing student in some universities slowly unravels while Helena trying to find her missing friend.

A former Silat champion enters amateur MMA to honor his brother lost in a Phuket Tsunami, while underground Muay Thai fighter Somchai is chosen to represent Thailand at the world championship in Jakarta. Two warriors, who will prevail?

Nina is trying her luck in Surabaya after dropping out of school. She is forced to follow in the footsteps of her colleague, Vivi, who became a sex worker. On the first day of selling herselve, Nina has to flee from the pursuit of city police until, accidentally, she enters the Paskibra’s (Flag flying group) training center. In that place Nina meets with a veteran of historical actors, Pak Sakiran stirs Nina's nationalism. He makes Nina really want to fly the red and white flag in a flag ceremony.

a short film by Tuta

The archaeological expedition ship a disaster, Prof. Rashid and his grandson Andrew Hasnan separately. While stranded on an island , Andri met oom Bram (I Wiyono) with her daughter, Emi. The three of them live together, Emi and Andri until adulthood (Meriam Bellina and Sandro Tobing). Once Emi and Andri caught primitive tribes . They are regarded as the god and goddess who descended to earth. In order to get the seed of Gods and Goddesses, primitive tribes and Andri Emi force to mate with their children. Rejected the request, Emi and Andri desperate to escape. Oom Bram managed to intercept the pursuit of the quarter, although ultimately he was killed. During his hiding, Emi and Andrew fell in love and eventually get a son who they named Ami. Primitive tribes continue to look for them. At critical moments, father Andri (Darussalam) and his entourage came to the rescue.

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.

Alfa and Darian, a young couple who decided to separate after facing various conflicts. However, encouragement from their families led them to want to reconcile. The situation becomes complicated, because to remarry, after the third divorce, the wife is required to marry someone else first. Finally, the figure of Zainun appears who will be Alfa's temporary husband. Alfa and Zainun's marriage takes place. However, it turns out that it is not that simple, Darian's jealousy and worry arise, who is always curious and often interferes, causing a complicated situation. They then go on a journey full of surprises, laughter, and old wounds that are reopened.

Puspa, a novice lawyer handling trivial cases, fights for the cause of poor people accused of petty crimes and threatened with disproportionate punishment. As she takes on a rigged legal establishment, she must grapple with her crippling senses of powerlessness, and empathy.

A student forms the Trio Detective Group to solve the Demonic Pink Guinea Pig case that is threatening the school -- and to attract a girl’s attention.

At the last second, a father struggles to fulfill his promise to pay off his debt on the day he promised. But conditions in the midst of the pandemic made it difficult to fulfill promises to debt collectors and promises to their children.

Syahlevi, a workaholic neglecting his personal life, contends with his mother's nagging efforts to encourage him to settle down and marry.

A girl is trying to catch her kite.

Two businessmen, Burhan and Benny, are rivals and Burhan hires Joko, an ex-convict who is trying to reform. Joko is asked to investigate Benny, through Leila, a hostess that Benny usually goes to. But then Joko and Leila fall in love and things do not go as planned. A accident happens and Leila is shot by Joko. Burhan dies in a car accident while Benny runs away out of the country. The reason of enmity between Burhan and Benny is unclear, nor that of Leila’s role, who knows so much about Benny’s secrets.

Snake Queen Nyi Blorong (a paranormal being) saves Basuki from the mob and makes him rich in the process, but instead of making offerings to her, which is his duty as her follower, he falls in love with another woman named Warsih. Warsih, on the other hand, is not at all interested in Basuki as she is in love with Kuncoro. Both Warsih and Kuncoro are suspicious of how Basuki became rich. Then they ask a psychic about Basuki. This makes Nyi Blorong even more furious. When she seeks advice from her “superior”, she is told to return to the “spirit” world she belongs to. But then, Ki Sanca, a psychic who has a vendetta against Nyi Blorong, tries to attack her.

Budi and Rosi are assigned by the teacher to raise the flag on Mondays. But when the teacher gives Budi the flag for washing, he falls asleep and forgets that the bucket he is using to soak the flag, is usually used by his neighbour, Bang Ali, to wash his bajaj (motor tricycle). Budi panics when he learns that the flag is missing. He calls Rosie and they look for it around the house. Then Bang Ali returns the bucket, and they rediscover the flag. But when they wash and dry it, the flag goes "missing" again. This takes Budi and Rosi on an "adventure" to find the flag again.

Amelia was a lonely 10-year-old girl. Ratna, her mother, was too busy working. Amelia, who feels neglected, befriended her cousin, Ambar. When the holidays arrived, Amelia decided to visit Ambar in her village.